Patent ID: 6325063
Filing Date: 2001-12-04
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
A breath-powered device for inhalation of a substance comprising:a hollow body having a first end and a second end and having a continuous air passage extending from the first end to the second end;air inlet means provided at the first end of the hollow body;air outlet means provided at the second end of the hollow body, the air passage decreasing in size between the air inlet means and the air outlet means;storage means for storing the substance, wherein said storage means comprises a receptacle containing a fibrous material impregnated with the substance;releasing means from which the substance is released into the air passage, the releasing means being impregnated with the substance and being located in the air passage proximate the air outlet means, wherein the releasing means comprises a fibre tip comprised of a fibrous material containing a plurality of capillaries, and wherein the fibre tip is in contact with the fibrous material inside the storage means, such that the fibre tip withdraws the substance from the fibrous material in the storage means by capillary action.