Patent ID: 6880555
Filing Date: 2005-04-19
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. Inhaler for medicament in powder form with an opening ( 14 ) intended for inhalation; said powder medicament is arranged in the inhaler in a number of enclosures ( 78 , 154 , 168 ), where each enclosure comprises a specific dose of medicament, means ( 46 ) for enabling access to said dose of medicament, wherein said means for enabling access arranged and designed such that it is able to be inserted inside said enclosure and establish at least one outlet passage ( 22 , 100 ), between an interior of said enclosure and an inhalation opening, through which outlet passage the medicament is delivered to the patient upon inhalation characterised in breath-activated activating means connected to said means for enabling access, wherein said breath activated activating means, and said means for enabling access, are activated when the pressure drop/air flow in an air passage in said inhaler reaches a certain threshold value.