Devices for administering medicaments to patients
Patent 4627432 Issued on December 9, 1986. Estimated Expiration Date: 
December 9, 2003. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
December 9, 2003. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References 3635219 3870046 Snuff dispenser Device for dispensing medicaments Patent #: 4353365 InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 06/540203 filed on 10/07/1983US Classes:128/203.15, Particulate treating agent carried by breathed gas128/200.19, Means for selectively dispensing different fluids128/203.21, Means broken or pierced to supply treating agent221/30, WITH CUTTER OR PUNCH222/88, With sleeve or rest for container cut604/58Powder dispenserExaminersPrimary: Recla, Henry J.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassA61M 15/00 (20060101)Foreign Application Priority Data1982-10-08 GBAbstractA device for administering medicaments to patients comprises a housing containing a cylindrical chamber. A support is arranged inside the chamber to support a carrier, such as a blister pack. The blister pack has a plurality of containers or blisters arranged in a circle. When a blister pack is located on the support its blisters are located in holes in the support member. A plunger is arranged to enter the chamber through a hole to engage and open a blister registered with it. When the blister is opened, medicament can be withdrawn by a patient inhaling through a mouthpiece. An external member is provided to rotate the support member to register the blister with the plunger in turn. Air can conveniently enter the chamber through a hole in a cover which is removable to permit blister packs to be loaded into the chamber onto the support member. | |
