Patent ID: 8181647
Filing Date: 2012-05-22
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A powder medicine administering device comprising: a main body; an air supply section arranged to supply air under pressure; and a movable member rotatably attached to the main body, and arranged to be rotated relative to the main body from a first position through a second position to a third position, one of the main body and the movable member including a side wall portion defining a medicine storage chamber receiving a powder medicine in a substantially closed state, and including an opening closed by a sliding surface of the other of the main body and the movable member when the movable member is located at the second position, the side wall portion being inclined radially inward toward the opening near the opening of the medicine storage chamber, the one of the main body and the movable member being formed with a medicine discharge passage arranged to receive the supply of the air from the air supply section, and the other of the main body and the movable member being formed with a medicine carrying chamber arranged to be connected with the opening of the medicine storage chamber when the movable member is located at the first position, and arranged to be connected with the medicine discharge passage when the movable member is located at the third position, wherein the movable member rotates relative to the main body around a pivot, wherein the moveable member rotates around an axis which extends in a longitudinal direction of the powder medicine administering device, and wherein the pivot is provided at a distance from a center axis of the powder medicine administering device, thereby providing an offset of the moveable member from the main body when rotated into said third position.