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US 7,007,689 B2Granted
Inhalation device
AssigneeAstraZeneca AB
InventorStephen Burns
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Abstract
An actuator for a pressurised metered dose inhaler, including: a tubular section (38) providing an outlet through which medicament is in use inhaled; and a nozzle block (42) including a tubular element (44) having a free end over which the valve stem (14) of a canister (2) is in use located and a spray orifice (50) in fluid communication with the tubular element (44) for directing a spray into the tubular section (38).
Claims8
An actuator for a pressurised metered dose inhaler, comprising:
- a tubular section providing an outlet through which medicament is in use inhaled;
- a nozzle block having a first tubular element with an outer radial surface and a free end and a second tubular element having an inner radial surface, said first and second tubular elements being co-axial with each other, said outer and inner radial surfaces being spaced from each other to define an annular space between said inner and outer radial surfaces, wherein in use a valve stem of a canister is located over the free end of the first tubular element and in said annular space;
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- a spray orifice in fluid communication with said first tubular element for directing a spray into the tubular section.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.