Patent ID: 8479730
Filing Date: 2013-07-09
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. An inhaler device for powdered medicaments, the inhaler device comprising: a body having a recess for holding a capsule containing a powdered medicament to be inhaled, the recess formed to allow the capsule to spin within the recess about a longitudinal axis of the inhaler; at least one air passage that is tangentially disposed to the recess; a mouthpiece including a coaxially disposed inhalation passage that is adapted to communicate with the recess of the body; and capsule-piercing means on said body for piercing the capsule when loaded in the recess so that the medicament is released when air is drawn through the at least one air passage into the recess and swirled about therein; wherein the capsule-piercing means comprises a pair of opposed spring biased push-buttons that each include at least one piercing element and wherein the mouthpiece is pivotally attached to a back edge of the body by a hinge so that it is pivotable between an open loading position and a closed dispensing position about an axis that is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the inhaler by a user applying a push force to the mouthpiece, wherein said hinge axis is parallel to an axis of actuation of said capsule-piercing means, and a back of the body further including a groove to help a user distinguish the back of the device from the front.