Patent ID: 6581590
Filing Date: 2003-06-24
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
An inhalation activated dispenser, which comprises:(a) a housing means for receiving a canister containing an aerosol medication for dispensing a dose thereof to a patient which is moveable in said housing which movement causes a dispensing of medication from a dispensing means which requires a dwell time to refill to allow for dispensing a subsequent dose of medication; (b) inhalation means so as to allow for inhalation by a patient of medication; (c) an activation means for acting upon a canister upon the inhalation by a patient through said inhalation means causing movement from a first position to a second position whereupon a dose of medication is released therefrom; and (d) a dwell means within said housing means for maintaining a canister for a sufficient period of time in the second position to replenish a dose of said medication in a dispensing means contained therein.