Inhaler 624
AssigneeAstraZeneca AB
InventorsNicholas Bowman, Jörgen Fruensgaard, Jörgen Funder Rasmussen, Henrik Hougaard Vilstrup, Keld Sloth Christensen
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Abstract
The disclosure relates to an Breath actuated inhaler (BAI) actuator, comprising: a loading element capable of being loaded with an actuation force, a breath actuated trigger mechanism arranged to counteract the actuation force of the loading element, and to fire the actuator by releasing the actuation force of the loading element in response to an inhalation breath, and actuation locking device moveable between a locked position wherein it relieves the actuation force from the trigger mechanism setting the trigger mechanism in a neutral position, and an armed position wherein the trigger mechanism is set in an armed position.
Claims18
An inhaler, comprising:
- a chassis configured to receive a canister containing a medicament;
- a trigger moveably coupled to the chassis and configured to move to initiate firing of the canister;
- a lock system moveably coupled to the chassis, wherein the lock system comprises:
- a droplink moveable relative to the trigger;
- a lever lock hingedly coupled to the droplink;
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- a lock spring configured to bias the lock system relative to the chassis;
- a yoke lever moveably coupled to the chassis, wherein the yoke lever is moveable relative to the lock system;
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- a loading element configured to bias the canister relative to the chassis, wherein the yoke lever is moveably coupled to the loading element and the loading element is configured to move to fire the canister.
An inhaler, comprising:
- a chassis configured to receive a canister containing a pressurized medicament;
- a trigger rotatably coupled to the chassis and configured to rotate in response to an inhalation;
- a lock system comprising:
- a droplink slideably coupled to the trigger;
- a lever lock rotatably coupled to the droplink and rotatably coupled to the chassis;
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- a lock spring configured to bias the droplink relative to the lever lock;
- a yoke lever rotatably coupled to the chassis, wherein the yoke lever is slideably coupled to the lock system;
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- a loading element configured to bias the canister relative to the chassis, wherein the yoke lever is configured to move to release the loading element to fire the canister.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.