Inhalers as well as protective device and breath indicator
AssigneeBoehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica GmbH
InventorsBenjamin FRANZMANN, Peter BAUER, Guido ENDERT, Johannes KRIEGER, Marcus Rainer RAHMEL, Jonas RUF, Horst WERGEN
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Abstract
An inhaler with a protective device for protecting the inhaler against removal or replacement of the cartridge, having a readiness indicator for displaying a not-ready-to-trigger state or a ready-to-trigger state, and a breath indicator. Also, an inhaler with an insert for putting the inhaler into a ready-to-trigger state and/or for breaking a tamper-proof seal.
Claims26
1-50. (canceled)
Inhaler for dispensing a medication, comprising:
- a housing,
- a cartridge for the medication that is received in the housing, and
- a protective device for protecting the inhaler against removal or replacement of the cartridge, the protective device damaging or causing damage in response to attempts to remove or replace the cartridge, whereby the inhaler becomes unusable for dispensing the medication without the protective device being repaired or replaced.
Inhaler for dispensing a medication, comprising:
- a housing,
- a cartridge for the medication that is received in the housing, and
- means for providing a not-ready-to-trigger state and a ready-to-trigger state,
- wherein the inhaler has to be shifted from the not-ready-to-trigger state into the ready-to-trigger state in order to be subsequently triggerable, and
- wherein the inhaler has a readiness indicator for at least one of displaying the ready-to-trigger state or the not-ready-to-trigger state.
Inhaler for dispensing a medication, further comprising an insert which, upon insertion of the insert into the housing of the inhaler, at least one of puts the inhaler into a ready-to-use state or automatically breaks a tamper-proof seal, wherein the inhaler further comprises a cartridge receiving a medication that is to be dispensed, and wherein the cartridge is prepared for removal of the medication inside the housing by said insertion of the insert.
Protective device for an inhaler having a cartridge for the medication that is received in a housing of the inhaler and wherein the protective device is adapted, in use, for protecting the inhaler against removal or replacement of the cartridge, so that the cartridge can be removed from the housing only by being damaged or destroyed, by which damage or destruction the inhaler is rendered unusable for administering the medication, wherein the protective device has at least one fastening device which has arms running along the protective device and on which latching elements are formed on an end thereof.
A breath indicator for displaying a respiratory action when used with an inhaler,
- wherein the breath indicator is adapted to form an airtight closure of an indicator opening of a chamber of the inhaler which communicates with a dispensing outlet of the inhaler,
- wherein the breath indicator has a flexible membrane for displaying a pressure differential between opposite sides of the membrane generated by the respiratory action, and
- wherein the membrane in one direction is at least one of provided with two half-waves, is untensioned, or wavy.
Inhaler for dispensing a medication, comprising:
- a housing,
- a cartridge for the medication that is received in the housing,
- a breath indicator for displaying a respiratory action with the inhaler, wherein the breath indicator forms airtight closure of an indicator opening of a chamber of the inhaler which communicates with an outlet of the inhaler, wherein the breath indicator has a flexible membrane for displaying a pressure differential between opposite sides of the membrane generated by the respiratory action, and wherein the membrane is wavy on at least one side thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.