Patent ID: 8714151

Claim:
Inhaler ( 16 ) for dispensing a liquid formulation containing a drug as a spray ( 13 ), wherein the inhaler ( 16 ) comprises an atomizing device ( 1 ) with multiple cylinders ( 4 ) respectively filled with the formulation, wherein an atomizing means ( 7 ) and a piston ( 6 ) are associated to each cylinder ( 4 ), each piston ( 6 ) being moveable in the cylinder ( 4 ) to pressurize the formulation and force it out of the respective cylinder ( 4 ) through the respective atomizing means ( 7 ) in order to generate the spray ( 13 ) of formulation; wherein the inhaler ( 16 ) or atomizing device ( 1 ) comprises multiple inserts ( 2 ) and holders ( 3 ), each insert ( 2 ) forming one of the cylinders ( 4 ) and comprising the respective atomizing means ( 7 ), each insert ( 2 ) being held moveably in its associated holder ( 3 ), wherein each insert ( 2 ) is sealed in the holder ( 3 ) by means of a sealing, wherein each insert ( 2 ) is moveable within the holder ( 3 ) in order to rupture the sealing before the formulation is forced out of the cylinder ( 4 ) through the atomizing means ( 7 ) in order to generate the spray ( 13 ) of the formulation.