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Piercing accessory for inhaler article and system

A technology for inhalers and products, which can be used in inhalers, applications, medicines and other directions, and can solve the problems of complicated operation of dry powder inhalers.

Active Publication Date: 2020-05-19
PHILIP MORRIS PROD SA
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Operation of dry powder inhalers can be complex or may involve moving parts

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[0085] The schematic diagrams are not necessarily drawn to scale and are presented for purposes of illustration rather than limitation. The figures depict one or more aspects described in this disclosure. However, it should be understood that other aspects not depicted in the figures fall within the scope and spirit of the present disclosure.

[0086] figure 1 A transparent perspective view of an exemplary inhaler system 100 is shown. The inhaler system 100 includes an inhaler article 110 and a separate piercing article 150 . The inhaler article 110 may be housed within a piercing article 150 to activate or pierce a capsule 130 disposed within the inhaler article 110 . The inhaler article 110 is withdrawn from the piercing article 150 prior to use by the consumer.

[0087] The inhaler article 110 comprises A Body 112 extending from mouthpiece end 116 to distal end 118 , and capsule cavity 125 defined within body 112 . Body 112 may have a uniform diameter of about 7.5 mm ...

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Abstract

An inhaler system includes an inhaler article and a piercing article. The piercing article contains a recessed piercing element and is configured to receive a distal end of the inhaler article. The piercing element pierces or punctures a single hole into a capsule contained within the inhaler article when the inhaler article is seated into the piercing article.

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technical field [0001] The present disclosure relates to a piercing accessory for an inhaler article and an inhaler system comprising the piercing accessory and the inhaler article. Background technique [0002] Dry powder inhalers may not always be perfectly suited to deliver dry powder particles to the lungs at an inhalation rate or airflow rate that is within conventional smoking modality inhalation rates or airflow rates. Dry powder inhalers can be complicated to operate, or may involve moving parts. Dry powder inhalers generally strive to deliver the entire dry powder dose or capsule load in a single breath. [0003] It would be desirable to provide an inhaler system that minimizes moving parts. It is desirable that the piercing accessory has a protected piercing end. It would be desirable to provide an inhaler system with a reusable piercing attachment. It would be desirable to provide an inhaler system comprising a reusable piercing attachment having a compact pro...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): A61M15/00A24F40/40A24F40/20A61M15/06A24F42/20A24F42/60
CPCA24F40/40A24F40/20A61M15/06A61M2202/064A61M15/003A61M15/0035A61M15/0041A61M2206/16A24F42/20A24F42/60A61M15/0021A61M15/004A24B15/16A24B15/186
Inventor G·聚贝J·沃勒M·B·莫伊
Owner PHILIP MORRIS PROD SA