Patent ID: 8196578

Claim:
An inhaler for administering medicaments in the form of inhalable substances, substance formulations or substance mixtures, comprising: a housing having an interior for accommodating at least one capsule filled with the medicament, a mouthpiece pivotably connected to the housing via a hinged joint, and an actuator, including at least one needle, mounted so as to be movable towards the housing in order to open the capsule, at least a portion of the actuator being located outside the housing for manipulation by a user, wherein the mouthpiece is operatively connected to the actuator such that when the mouthpiece is pivoted onto the housing: (i) the mouthpiece automatically pushes the actuator into a starting position in which the at least one needle exposes the capsule for inhalation; and (ii) the needle of the actuator is prevented from projecting into the interior to pierce the capsule when the mouthpiece is in a position of use.