Patent ID: 8931479
Filing Date: 2015-01-13
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. An inhaler for delivering dry-powder medicament to a patient from an open blister pocket of a blister pack, the blister pack having a plurality of blister pockets spaced apart in a length direction of the pack and each containing a measured dose of the medicament, the inhaler comprising: a housing for enclosing used and unused portions of the blister pack together with a medicament dispensing mechanism for opening the blister pockets of the blister pack; and a manifold through which air can be drawn in use of the inhaler, the manifold comprising an air inlet for receiving external air, at least one medicament aperture for communicating with an opened pocket of the blister pack to enable entrainment of the medicament by air drawn through the manifold, and an air outlet for delivery of the entrained medicament to the patient, wherein the manifold and a part of he housing are provided as a unitary moulded plastics component, wherein the unitary component defines, in use, at least a portion of he outer surface of the inhaler in which the air inlet is arranged, and wherein the at least one medicament aperture is provided with at least one obstacle for de-agglomerating the entrained medicament.