Inhaling device for dispersing powdered medicaments contained in a capsule through the respiratory tract

An inhaling device for dispersing through the respiratory tract only one dose of powdered medicaments contained in a capsule at a time, said capsule enclosed within a case, wherein said capsule is split by means of rotating a cover of the inhaling device, said device comprising:

• means to hold and split the capsule and then release the powdered medicaments contained therein, comprising a body having a substantially horizontal chamber, said horizontal chamber in a substantially horizontal position and equipped with an opening at its top, said horizontal chamber cooperatively communicating with a lower chamber at its bottom, said lower chamber comprising an aperture, thereby forming a single element;
• means to hold the capsule inside the horizontal chamber, having an open compartment into which the capsule is placed in a substantially horizontal position, said capsule resting on a circular groove of said compartment;
• means to hold pieces of the case of the capsule after said case has been split and to prevent the powdered medicaments from aggregating, comprising a reservoir situated under a division point of the capsule, said reservoir having a series of slots on its walls adapted to hold larger, aggregated pieces of said capsule therein, while letting the powdered medicaments pass through;
• means for closing said horizontal chamber containing the capsule, said closing means comprising a cover that closes an upper end of the horizontal chamber, and two outer protrusions projecting from the cover's walls that stop under two inner protrusions projecting from the horizontal chamber, thereby preventing the cover from accidentally escaping from its place and, at the same time, ensuring a greater stability of the capsule during the operation of incision;
• means for splitting the capsule comprising a cutting element connected to the cover and attached to its inner edge;
• means to allow the cover to rotate, said cover and said horizontal chamber each having a substantially circular shape so as to split the capsule with a simple rotation of the cover in any direction until the cutting element reaches and cuts the capsule;
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• means to deliver the powdered medicament of the capsule released into the chamber to a user, comprising a mouthpiece from which the user can inhale the powdered medicament.

An inhaling device for dispersing through the respiratory tract only one dose of powdered medicaments contained in a capsule at a time, said capsule enclosed within an outer case, wherein said capsule is split by means of a cutting element that moves inside a unique horizontal chamber, said inhaling device comprises:

• means to hold the capsule and then release the powdered medicaments contained therein, having a body comprising a first chamber in a substantially horizontal position, said body equipped with an opening on top and connected at its bottom to a lower chamber;
• means to hold the capsule inside the substantially horizontal first chamber comprising an upper open compartment into which the capsule is placed in a substantially vertical position, said capsule resting on a circular groove within said compartment;
• means to hold pieces of the case of the capsule after it has been split and to prevent the powdered medicament from aggregating, said means to hold pieces of the case of the capsule comprising a grid reservoir;
• means to split the capsule comprising a cutting element located inside the first chamber, said splitting means further comprising a system of one or more holes into which the capsule or a portion thereof is placed, said one or more holes having a vertical axis that coincides with a vertical axis of the inhaling device;
• means to allow the cutting element to move comprising a rotating hinge at an end portion of the cutting element, said hinge connected to an inner corner of the first chamber, so that by pressing with a finger on an end portion of the cutting element, the cutting element splits the capsule in a substantially horizontal direction causing dispersion of the powdered medicament that will be later inhaled by a user;
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• means to deliver the powdered medicament of the capsule released into the aperture, said delivery means comprising a mouthpiece from which the user can inhale the powdered medicament.

An inhaling device for dispersing through the respiratory tract only one dose of powdered medicaments contained in a capsule at a time, wherein said capsule, encased within an outer case, is cut by means of the rotation of the cover of the inhaling device, said inhaling device comprising:

• means to hold the capsule and then release the powdered medicaments contained therein, having a body consisting of a first chamber in a substantially horizontal position, equipped with an opening on the top and closed at the bottom by a lower chamber connected to it, said lower chamber comprising an aperture, wherein the substantially horizontal first chamber is closed on the top by a cover, said first chamber comprising a compartment of substantially circular shape, inside of which the capsule is directly placed in a substantially vertical position;
• means to hold the capsule inside said cover, with the open compartment placed directly inside the cover, into which the capsule is placed, said capsule resting on a circular groove of said compartment;
• means to hold pieces of the case of the capsule after it has been split and to prevent the powder from aggregating, said means having a reservoir with a series of slots on its walls that holds larger, aggregated pieces inside, while letting non-aggregated powdered medicament pass through;
• means to seal the cover upon the first chamber comprising two outer protrusions on the cover's walls that stop under inner protrusions of the first chamber thereby preventing the cover from accidentally escaping from its place;
• means to allow the cover to rotate due to the substantially circular shape of the cover and the first chamber, so as to split the capsule with a simple rotation of the cover in any direction, until the cutting element reaches and cuts the capsule;
• means to split the capsule comprising an element, said element having a substantially circular plate with a substantially circular aperture therein, said circular aperture having a vertical axis laterally displaced from the axis of the inhaling device, and which holds a lower part of the capsule such that, by rotating said element, the cutting element cuts the lower part of the capsule;
• means to filter the powdered medicament and pieces of the case, said filtering means comprising said reservoir situated under a division point of said capsule;
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• means to deliver the powdered medicament of the capsule released into the aperture, said means to deliver having a mouthpiece from which the user can inhale the powder.