Patent ID: 6116234
Filing Date: 2000-09-12
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
An assembly for administration to the respiratory tract of a mammal orally or intranasally, a pharmaceutically active medication, which comprises;(a) a hollow tube having(i) a first open end adapted by size and configuration to receive an aerosol canister containing a plurality of unit doses of the medication;(ii) a second open end adapted by size and configuration to couple with the oral or nasal cavities of a mammal;(iii) a hollow defined by the tube wall between the first and second open ends;(b) an aerosol canister having a top and a bottom and a metering valve on the canister top for the release of a predetermined dose of a contained medication for administration to a mammal, positioned in the first open end of the tube;(c) means for the valved release of a unit dose of medication from the aerosol canister; and(d) means for agitating the medication in the aerosol canister, whereby a homogeneous mixture of the aerosol is obtained for release.