EP Patent

EP1208863A2 — Inhalator

Assigned to Hitachi Ltd · Expires 2002-05-29 · 24y expired

What this patent protects

An inhalator including an inhalator body including a powder receiving chamber for receiving a powder, an air-powder mixture reservoir for temporarily storing an air-powder mixture flowing from the powder receiving chamber, and a diluent air passage for introducing a diluent air i…

USPTO Abstract

An inhalator including an inhalator body including a powder receiving chamber for receiving a powder, an air-powder mixture reservoir for temporarily storing an air-powder mixture flowing from the powder receiving chamber, and a diluent air passage for introducing a diluent air into the air-powder mixture reservoir. The air-powder mixture is formed within the powder receiving chamber when an air is introduced into the powder receiving chamber. The air-powder mixture within the air-powder mixture reservoir is admixed with a diluent air introduced thereinto through the diluent air passage. The diluted air-powder mixture is discharged from an air-powder mixture outlet into a user's oral or nasal cavity. A powder composition for inhalators includes at least two kinds of fine particles different in particle diameter.

Drugs covered by this patent

Patent Metadata

Patent number
EP1208863A2
Jurisdiction
EP
Classification
Expires
2002-05-29
Drug substance claim
No
Drug product claim
No
Assignee
Hitachi Ltd
Source
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