Patent ID: 8082918
Filing Date: 2011-12-27
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A breath-actuated inhaler for delivery of a medicament by inhalation, the inhaler comprising: a canister which is compressible to deliver a dose of medicament; a housing for holding the canister and including a mouthpiece for delivery of a dose of medicament from the canister held in the housing, the canister having a valve stem; and an actuation mechanism for compressing the canister held in the housing in response to inhalation at the mouthpiece, wherein the housing includes two separable portions, the first portion housing the canister and the actuation mechanism and the second portion housing the mouthpiece and a duct shaped to direct an inhalation flow from the mouthpiece to the first portion for triggering the actuation mechanism, the duct enclosing a major portion of the air flow channel and defining an enclosed passage extending upstream of the valve stem towards an air inlet, and the second portion being separable from the first portion for allowing the mouthpiece and/or the duct to be replaced and/or removed for cleaning and the second portion and the duct being separately formed.