Patent ID: 7401713

Claim:
A dispensing device for use with a pack having first and second opposing faces and including: a base having at least one recess formed at the first face; a lidding sheet secured to the base at the first face so as to form with the at least one recess a sealed compartment for housing medicament; and a substantially rigid member housed in the compartment extending generally from the second face to the first face such that the member can be pushed from the second face so as to rupture the lidding sheet outwardly of the compartment at the first face without compressing the medicament, the device including: an air inlet; a dispenser outlet; and an actuator for pushing said member from the second face so as to rupture the lidding sheet outwardly of the compartment at the first face and release the medicament for dispensing through the dispenser outlet, wherein the device is arranged such that, in use, operation of the actuator exposes the inside of the member to allow dispensing of the medicament therefrom by a flow of air from the air inlet to the dispenser outlet.