Thermal modulation of an inhalable medicament
AssigneeMichael Edward Breede
InventorNoah Mark Minskoff
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Abstract
A thermally modulating inhalable medicament delivery device may deliver an inhalable medicament as an aerosol, vapor, or partial aerosol and partial vapor mixture. The inhalable medicament may be delivered to a target in a subject. Described herein are devices, systems, and methods for delivering an inhalable medicament to a subject.
Claims20
A delivery device capable of delivering an inhalable medicament to a subject, comprising:
- a housing including a reservoir tap comprising a conduit;
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- a cartridge, comprising:
- a seal positioned adjacent to the reservoir tap when the cartridge is coupled to the housing;
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- an inhalable medicament within the cartridge,
- the reservoir tap selectively operable to penetrate the seal, enabling ejection of the inhalable medicament from the cartridge.
The delivery device of claim 13, wherein the housing further includes a heater associated with the aspiration conduit.
An inhaled medicament delivery device, comprising:
- a cartridge including:
- a reservoir including an opening;
- a seal positioned over the opening of the reservoir and sealing the reservoir;
- and
- a liquid medicament within the reservoir;
- and
- a housing with which the cartridge couples, including:
- an aspiration conduit that receives atomized medicament;
- and
- a reservoir tap in communication with the aspiration conduit, the reservoir tap slideable between:
- a retracted position that, with the cartridge coupled with the housing, is out of contact with the seal of the cartridge;
- and
- an extended position that, with the cartridge coupled with the housing, extends through the seal of the cartridge to establish communication between the reservoir and the aspiration conduit.
A cartridge that stores an inhalable medicament, comprising:
- a reservoir with an opening;
- a seal over the opening of the reservoir,
- a liquid medicament within the reservoir;
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- a propellant compressed to an above-ambient pressure to pressurize the liquid medicament within the reservoir.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.