Patent SG-11201408411V-A (SG)
Title: Inhaler device
Inventor: DEAMER JOHN
IPC: A61M15/00
Filed: 2013-07-04
Abstract: (12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (43) International Publication Date 9 January 2014 (09.01.2014) WIPOIPCT (10) International Publication Number WO 2014/006135 A3 (51) International Patent Classification: A61M15/00 (2006.01) (21) International Application Number: (22) International Filing Date: (25) Filing Language: (26) Publication Language: PCT/EP2013/064133 4 July 2013 (04.07.2013) English English (30) Priority Data: 61/668,112 5 July 2012 (05.07.2012) US (71) Applicant: GLAXO GROUP LIMITED [GB/GB]; 980 Great West Road, Brentford, Middlesex TW8 9GS (GB). (72) Inventors: DEAMER, John; 40 Barnston Green, Barn- ston, Essex CM6 1PH (GB). FARR, Philp, William; GlaxoSmithKline, Park Road, Ware, Hertfordshire SG12 0DP (GB). PALMER, Mark, Gregory; GlaxoSmithKline, Park Road, Ware, Hertfordshire SGI2 0DP (GB). WILSON, Alan, Anthony; GlaxoSmithKline, Park Road, Ware, Hertfordshire SGI2 0DP (GB). PITSON, Stephen, Maurice; Gardenia House, The Street, Sturmer, Suffolk CB9 7XF (GB). (74) Agent: WALKER, Gareth, Paul; GlaxoSmithKline, Global Patents (CN925.1), 980 Great West Road, Brent­ ford, Middlesex TW8 9GS (GB). (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available)'. AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IS, JP, KE, KG, KN, KP, KR, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LT, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available)'. ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, 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, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Declarations under Rule 4.17: — as to applicant's entitlement to apply for and be granted a patent (Rule 4.17(H)) — as to the applicant's entitlement to claim the priority of the earlier application (Rule 4.17(iii)) Published: — with international search report (Art. 21(3)) — before the expiration of the time limit for amending the claims and to be republished in the event of receipt of amendments (Rule 48.2(h)) [Continued on next page] (54) Title: INHALER DEVICE 296 FIG. 2 247 240- 244 1 246 m i-H o o •298 •258 o CJ o & (57) Abstract: There is provided an inhaler device comprising a housing, a mouthpiece, a seat for receiving a unit dose blister and a punch for piercing a lid of the unit dose blister. The housing comprises a base and a lid pivotally joined by hinge, a such that the lid is pivotable from a first 'closed' position in which it abuts the base to define a cavity, to a second 'open' position in which the cavity can be accessed. The seat and the punch are adapted to lie within the cavity when the lid is in the first 'closed' position and moving the lid from the 'open' position the to 'closed' position causes the punch to pierce a lid of a unit dose blister received in the seat. Only the lid of the unit dose blister pierced. is wo 2014/006135 A31II lillll IIII III III Hill III III III Hill Hill llll lllll llll 111 lllllll llll 111 llll (88) Date of publication of the international search report: 30 May 2014