Patent ID: 7143765
Filing Date: 2006-12-05
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. An inhalation device for delivery of a powdered medicament comprising a suction channel and a plurality of doses of powdered medicament, the suction channel having a distal end and a proximal end with an air passage therethrough, the distal end having an air inlet and the proximal end having an air outlet which forms a mouthpiece of the device, wherein the inhalation device further comprises a means for drying air drawn by a user into the inhalation device prior to contact with the powdered medicament such that a dose of powdered medicament will be dispersed in dried air for delivery at the proximal end, wherein the means for drying air is located outside the suction channel such that air is dried prior to entering the air inlet and a means for metered dosing of the powdered medicament, wherein the means for dosing is configured to meter a predetermined amount of powdered medicament per dose, independent of the air flow drawn into the inhalation device by the user.