Patent ID: 8528543
Filing Date: 2013-09-10
Classification: A61D,A61M

Abstract:
1. A spacer for connecting an inhaler device to a mask, the spacer comprising: a) an elongated cylindrical first member extending along a first central axis between a distal end of the first member adapted to receive an inhaler device and a proximal end of the first member having a particle reflecting surface, and wherein the first member has a first inner channel having a length extending along the first central axis; b) an elongated cylindrical second member extending along a second central axis between a closed distal end of the second member and a proximal end of the second member adapted to connect to a mask, wherein the second member defines a second inner channel extending along the second central axis of the second member and wherein the first member and the second member are connected such that the first and second inner channels of the first and second members are joined lengthwise at a longitudinal junction, wherein the first inner channel is open to the second inner channel along an entirety of the length of the first inner channel at the longitudinal junction, wherein the particle reflecting surface of the proximal end of the first member is substantially dome-shaped and extends towards the distal end of the first member.