Patent SG-11201804072T-A (SG)
Title: Improvements in metered dose inhaler devices
Inventor: HODSON PETER D
IPC: A61M15/00
Filed: 2016-11-15
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property - Organization International Bureau (43) International Publication Date .... .....r„..1 26 May 2017(26.05.2017) WIPO I PCT II (10) 11111111111111111111 WO International 2017/087368 Publication IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII Al Number (51) International Patent Classification: (74) Agents: BLANK, Colene H., et al.; 3M Center Office of A61M 15/00 (2006.01) Intellectual Property Counsel Post Office Box 33427, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55133-3427 (US). (21) International Application Number: PCT/US2016/062000 (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, (22) International Filing Date: AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, 15 November 2016 (15.11.2016) BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, (25) Filing Language: English DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG, KN, KP, KR, (26) Publication Language: English KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, (30) Priority Data: MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, 1520177.5 16 November 2015 (16.11.2015) GB OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, (71) Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COM- TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, PANY [US/US]; 3M Center, Post Office Box 33427, Saint ZW. Paul, Minnesota 55133-3427 (US). (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every (72) Inventors: HODSON, Peter D.; 3M Centre, Cain Road, kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, Bracknell Berkshire RG12 8HT (GB). STUART, Adam GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, J.; 3M Centre, Cain Road, Bracknell Berkshire RG12 8HT TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, (GB). TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, [Continued on next page] (54) Title: IMPROVEMENTS IN METERED DOSE INHALER DEVICES : Described herein is housing for (57) an actuator (500) use with a metered dose inhaler (MDI) device which comprises a housing having block in portion (115) a nozzle which an actuator rm formed, seat and an actuator nozzle are and a mouthpiece portion 100 N- t---.„ , ,,. -, (525) joined to the housing portion (115). The mouthpiece por- tion has having first (525) an external surface a or guidance re- \1/4. teeth to be located gion (570) over which of a patient are and a second or sealing region (580) against which lips of the patient seal during dispensing of a medicament. In one embodiment, the first region (570) a longitudin- or guidance comprises plurality of ally extending flutes arranged around the external surface and 115 located adjacent to a mouthpiece end face (560). An optional an- nular projection (590) may be to define more provided precisely the for the sealing region patient. ---__ 180 170 rte. N 160 1-1 .4t Ge en N GO 0 N 1-1 O ei \y f i ii \‘ i-rei. 115b 125 4 O WO 2017/087368 Al MIDEDIM011010101110101111EMEIIIMEM11011111011110111111 LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, Published: SM, GW, TR), KM, OAPI (BF, BJ, ML, MR, NE, CF, SN, CG, CI, CM, TD, TG). GA, GN, GQ, with international search report (Art. 21(3))