Mouthpiece for inhalers

Abstract

A mouthpiece (10) for an inhaler or inhalation device (100) includes an elongated body (12) having a substantially oval opening (14) at a first end and a substantially round opening (18) at a second end opposite from the first end, a plurality of depending arms (24), extending from the elongated body forming at least one air passageway (26) between two depending arms (24), and at least one flexible gripping finger (32) coupled to an inner surface of each depending arm (24), extending inwardly into the medicament delivery passageway of the mouthpiece at or near the substantially round opening (18) at the opposite end. Once coupled with an inhaler or inhalation device, the mouthpiece functions as a “pass through” mouthpiece to improve the consistency of inhaled medicament/drug delivery.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.