# US 2014/0190473 A1 · Inhalation pen > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0190473 A1 - Document ID: US20140190473A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/119,010 - Filed: 2012-05-18 - Published: 2014-07-10 - Earliest claimed: 2011-05-20 - Inventors: Hans Haindl - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140190473A1 ## CPC - A61M 11/08: Pocket atomisers of the injector type {(aerosol cans A61M15/009)} - A61M 11/04: operated by the vapour pressure of the liquid to be sprayed or atomised {(air-humidification, e.g. "room humidifiers" F24F6/00)} - A61M 15/0008: {rotating by airflow} - A61M 15/004: {with fixed piercing or cutting means} - A61M 15/0051: {the dosages being arranged on a tape, e.g. strips} - A61M 15/0071: {having a display or indicator} - A61M 15/009: {using medicine packages with incorporated spraying means, e.g. aerosol cans (pocket atomiser of the injector type A61M11/08)} - A61M 15/0028: {using prepacked dosages, one for each application, e.g. capsules to be perforated or broken-up} - A61M 15/0091: {mechanically breath-triggered} - A61M 15/0096: {Hindering inhalation before activation of the dispenser} - A61M 15/06: Inhaling appliances shaped like cigars, cigarettes or pipes - A61M 2202/064: Powder - A61M 2205/8225: using incorporated gas cartridges for the driving gas - A61M: DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY (introducing media into or onto the bodies of animals A61D7/00; means for inserting tampons A61F13/26; devices for administering food or medicines orally A61J; containers for collecting, storing or administering blood or medical fluids A61J1/05); DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY (surgery A61B; chemical aspects of surgical articles A61L); DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR {(Electrotherapy, e.g. producing anaesthesia by the use of alternating or intermittent currents A61N1/36021)} ## Abstract The present invention relates to an inhaler for administering a defined dose of an active ingredient into the respiratory tracts of a user. The inhaler has an elongate shape defining a longitudinal axis and a cross-sectional profile, wherein the maximum cross-sectional area is at most 4 cm2 and the maximum extension of the cross-section is at most 2.85 cm. ## Claims ### Claim at position 1 1-25. (canceled) ### Claim 26 An inhaler for repeatedly administering a defined dose of an active ingredient into the respiratory tracts of a user, wherein the inhaler has an elongate shape defining a longitudinal axis and a cross-sectional profile, wherein the maximum cross-sectional area is at most 4 cm2 and the maximum linear extension of the cross-section is at most 2.85 cm. ### Claim 27 (depends on 26) The inhaler according to claim 26, wherein the maximum cross-sectional area is at most 3 cm2. ### Claim 28 (depends on 26) The inhaler according to claim 26, wherein the maximum cross-sectional area is at most 2 cm2. ### Claim 29 (depends on 26) The inhaler according to claim 26, wherein the maximum cross-sectional area is at most 1.5 cm2. ### Claim 30 (depends on 26) The inhaler according to claim 26, wherein the maximum extension of the cross-section is at most 2.2 cm. ### Claim 31 (depends on 26) The inhaler according to claim 26, wherein the maximum extension of the cross-section is at most 1.5. ### Claim 32 (depends on 26) The inhaler according to claim 26, wherein the maximum extension of the cross-section is at most 1.1 cm. ### Claim 33 (depends on 26) The inhaler according to claim 26, wherein the inhaler has essentially the shape of a ballpoint pen. ### Claim 34 (depends on 26) The inhaler according to claim 26, wherein the inhaler comprises a clip which is adapted for fixing the inhaler in a shirt and/or jacket pocket. ### Claim 35 (depends on 26) The inhaler according to claim 26, wherein a first end of the inhaler comprises a suction orifice. ### Claim 36 (depends on 35) The inhaler according to claim 35, wherein the first end is movable such that it can be moved from a first position, in which the first end is aligned substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the inhaler, into a second position, in which the first end and the longitudinal axis of the inhaler include an angle of at least 45°. ### Claim 37 (depends on 35) The inhaler according to claim 35, wherein the first end is movable such that it can be moved from a first position, in which the first end is aligned substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the inhaler, into a second position, in which the first end and the longitudinal axis of the inhaler include an angle of at least 60°. ### Claim 38 (depends on 35) The inhaler according to claim 35, wherein the first end is movable such that it can be moved from a first position, in which the first end is aligned substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the inhaler, into a second position, in which the first end and the longitudinal axis of the inhaler include an angle of at least 75°. ### Claim 39 (depends on 35) The inhaler according to claim 35, wherein the first end is movable such that it can be moved from a first position, in which the first end is aligned substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the inhaler, into a second position, in which the first end and the longitudinal axis of the inhaler include an angle of at least about 90°. ### Claim 40 (depends on 35) The inhaler according to claim 35, wherein the first end is tiltable and/or bendable relative to the longitudinal axis of the inhaler. ### Claim 41 (depends on 35) The inhaler according to claim 35, wherein the first end is rotatable relative to the longitudinal axis of the inhaler. ### Claim 42 (depends on 26) The inhaler according to claim 26, wherein the active ingredient is in the form of a liquid. ### Claim 43 (depends on 26) The inhaler according to claim 26, wherein the active ingredient is in the form of a volatile liquid. ### Claim 44 (depends on 26) The inhaler according to claim 26, wherein the active ingredient is in the form of a powder. ### Claim 45 (depends on 26) The inhaler according to claim 26, wherein the inhaler comprises a mixing means which is adapted for swirling an air stream within the inhaler. ### Claim 46 (depends on 26) The inhaler according to claim 26, wherein the inhaler comprises an inspection window through which the number of available doses can be optically checked. ### Claim 47 (depends on 26) The inhaler according to claim 26, wherein the inhaler comprises a release mechanism and wherein the actuation of said release mechanism causes the provision of a defined dose of the active ingredient. ### Claim 48 (depends on 47) The inhaler according to claim 47, wherein the release mechanism comprises a push-button. ### Claim 49 (depends on 26) The inhaler according to claim 26, wherein the inhaler comprises several portions of the defined dose of the active ingredient, wherein said portions are separated from each other. ### Claim 50 (depends on 49) The inhaler according to claim 49, wherein the portions are individually packaged and/or sealed. ### Claim 51 (depends on 47) The inhaler according to claim 47, wherein the actuation of the release mechanism entails that one portion of the defined dose of the active ingredient is conveyed to a predetermined position and/or opened. ### Claim 52 (depends on 49) The inhaler according to claim 49, wherein the portions are arranged in dose containers on a conveyor belt, preferably in bubbles of a blister strip. ### Claim 53 (depends on 52) The inhaler according to claim 52, wherein the actuation of the release mechanism entails that the conveyor belt or blister strip is moved forward by a distance between adjacent portions. ### Claim 54 (depends on 52) The inhaler according to claim 52, wherein the actuation of the release mechanism entails that a dose container of the conveyor belt or a bubble of the blister strip is opened. ### Claim 55 (depends on 47) The inhaler according to claim 47, wherein the inhaler comprises a cannula tip or a knife and wherein the actuation of the release mechanism entails that a dose container of the conveyor belt or a bubble of the blister strip is moved into the cannula tip or the knife such that it is cut open. ### Claim 56 (depends on 52) The inhaler according to claim 52, wherein the release mechanism comprises a push-button and wherein said push-button engages by means of a hook with pawl-like projections on the conveyor belt or blister strip. ### Claim 57 (depends on 26) The inhaler according to claim 26, wherein the inhaler comprises a flexible seat area which is arranged such that a portion of the defined dose of the active ingredient can be placed on it. ### Claim 58 (depends on 32) The inhaler according to claim 32, wherein the inhaler comprises a suction orifice and wherein sucking on the suction orifice entails that the flexible seat area is deformed to such an extent that the portion placed on it is released.