Foldable inhaler
Assignee1Nhaler Ltd
InventorsGregor John McLennan Anderson, Alan Miller Suttie, Donald Smith, Lisa Charleston McMyn
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Abstract
A device for inhaling an active agent is provided that can be moved from a first configuration to a second configuration. The device comprises two flexible substrates and a membrane (40) located between the two flexible substrates, and the two flexible substrates being connected at two opposing edges and unconnected at two further opposing edges. An active agent provided on the membrane may be inhaled by a user when the device is in the second configuration.
Claims17
A device comprising two flexible substrates and a membrane located between the two flexible substrates, each of the two flexible substrates comprising at least one deformable element, the two flexible substrates being connected at two opposing edges and unconnected at two further opposing edges, wherein the device is configured to move between a first configuration where the two flexible substrates are substantially flat and in contact with one another, and a second configuration where the two flexible substrates are flexed such that a channel is formed between the two flexible substrates, wherein the membrane is configured to be positioned within the channel between the two flexible substrates when the device is in the second configuration, such that an active agent provided on the membrane may be inhaled by a user when the device is in the second configuration, wherein the at least one deformable element of each flexible substrate biases the device into a second configuration where a first opening of the channel formed between the two flexible substrates is substantially regular in shape, and a second opening of the channel formed between the two flexible substrates is substantially irregular in shape.
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