ATE413229T1 - Nasale inhalationsvorrichtung - Google Patents
Nasale inhalationsvorrichtungInfo
- Publication number
- ATE413229T1 ATE413229T1 AT04728551T AT04728551T ATE413229T1 AT E413229 T1 ATE413229 T1 AT E413229T1 AT 04728551 T AT04728551 T AT 04728551T AT 04728551 T AT04728551 T AT 04728551T AT E413229 T1 ATE413229 T1 AT E413229T1
- Authority
- AT
- Austria
- Prior art keywords
- outlet
- channel
- fluid medicament
- discharge
- inlet
- Prior art date
Links
- 239000012530 fluid Substances 0.000 abstract 6
- 239000003814 drug Substances 0.000 abstract 5
- 230000037431 insertion Effects 0.000 abstract 1
- 238000003780 insertion Methods 0.000 abstract 1
- 210000003928 nasal cavity Anatomy 0.000 abstract 1
Classifications
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
- B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
- B05B1/00—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means
- B05B1/34—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means designed to influence the nature of flow of the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. to produce swirl
- B05B1/3405—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means designed to influence the nature of flow of the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. to produce swirl to produce swirl
- B05B1/341—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means designed to influence the nature of flow of the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. to produce swirl to produce swirl before discharging the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. in a swirl chamber upstream the spray outlet
- B05B1/3421—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means designed to influence the nature of flow of the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. to produce swirl to produce swirl before discharging the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. in a swirl chamber upstream the spray outlet with channels emerging substantially tangentially in the swirl chamber
- B05B1/3431—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means designed to influence the nature of flow of the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. to produce swirl to produce swirl before discharging the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. in a swirl chamber upstream the spray outlet with channels emerging substantially tangentially in the swirl chamber the channels being formed at the interface of cooperating elements, e.g. by means of grooves
- B05B1/3447—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means designed to influence the nature of flow of the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. to produce swirl to produce swirl before discharging the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. in a swirl chamber upstream the spray outlet with channels emerging substantially tangentially in the swirl chamber the channels being formed at the interface of cooperating elements, e.g. by means of grooves the interface being a cylinder having the same axis as the outlet
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
- A61M15/00—Inhalators
- A61M15/009—Inhalators using medicine packages with incorporated spraying means, e.g. aerosol cans
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
- A61M15/00—Inhalators
- A61M15/08—Inhaling devices inserted into the nose
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61P—SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS OR MEDICINAL PREPARATIONS
- A61P29/00—Non-central analgesic, antipyretic or antiinflammatory agents, e.g. antirheumatic agents; Non-steroidal antiinflammatory drugs [NSAID]
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61P—SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS OR MEDICINAL PREPARATIONS
- A61P5/00—Drugs for disorders of the endocrine system
- A61P5/38—Drugs for disorders of the endocrine system of the suprarenal hormones
- A61P5/44—Glucocorticosteroids; Drugs increasing or potentiating the activity of glucocorticosteroids
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
- B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
- B05B1/00—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means
- B05B1/34—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means designed to influence the nature of flow of the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. to produce swirl
- B05B1/3405—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means designed to influence the nature of flow of the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. to produce swirl to produce swirl
- B05B1/341—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means designed to influence the nature of flow of the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. to produce swirl to produce swirl before discharging the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. in a swirl chamber upstream the spray outlet
- B05B1/3421—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means designed to influence the nature of flow of the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. to produce swirl to produce swirl before discharging the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. in a swirl chamber upstream the spray outlet with channels emerging substantially tangentially in the swirl chamber
- B05B1/3431—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means designed to influence the nature of flow of the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. to produce swirl to produce swirl before discharging the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. in a swirl chamber upstream the spray outlet with channels emerging substantially tangentially in the swirl chamber the channels being formed at the interface of cooperating elements, e.g. by means of grooves
- B05B1/3442—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means designed to influence the nature of flow of the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. to produce swirl to produce swirl before discharging the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. in a swirl chamber upstream the spray outlet with channels emerging substantially tangentially in the swirl chamber the channels being formed at the interface of cooperating elements, e.g. by means of grooves the interface being a cone having the same axis as the outlet
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
- B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
- B05B11/00—Single-unit hand-held apparatus in which flow of contents is produced by the muscular force of the operator at the moment of use
- B05B11/0005—Components or details
- B05B11/0027—Means for neutralising the actuation of the sprayer ; Means for preventing access to the sprayer actuation means
- B05B11/0032—Manually actuated means located downstream the discharge nozzle for closing or covering it, e.g. shutters
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
- B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
- B05B11/00—Single-unit hand-held apparatus in which flow of contents is produced by the muscular force of the operator at the moment of use
- B05B11/01—Single-unit hand-held apparatus in which flow of contents is produced by the muscular force of the operator at the moment of use characterised by the means producing the flow
- B05B11/10—Pump arrangements for transferring the contents from the container to a pump chamber by a sucking effect and forcing the contents out through the dispensing nozzle
- B05B11/1042—Components or details
- B05B11/1052—Actuation means
- B05B11/1056—Actuation means comprising rotatable or articulated levers
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
- A61M2206/00—Characteristics of a physical parameter; associated device therefor
- A61M2206/10—Flow characteristics
- A61M2206/16—Rotating swirling helical flow, e.g. by tangential inflows
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- Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Bioinformatics & Cheminformatics (AREA)
- Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
- Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
- General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
- Public Health (AREA)
- Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
- Hematology (AREA)
- Pulmonology (AREA)
- Anesthesiology (AREA)
- Biomedical Technology (AREA)
- Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
- Medicinal Chemistry (AREA)
- Pharmacology & Pharmacy (AREA)
- Organic Chemistry (AREA)
- Nuclear Medicine, Radiotherapy & Molecular Imaging (AREA)
- General Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
- Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
- Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
- Otolaryngology (AREA)
- Pain & Pain Management (AREA)
- Diabetes (AREA)
- Rheumatology (AREA)
- Endocrinology (AREA)
- Infusion, Injection, And Reservoir Apparatuses (AREA)
- Medicinal Preparation (AREA)
- Medicines That Contain Protein Lipid Enzymes And Other Medicines (AREA)
- Pharmaceuticals Containing Other Organic And Inorganic Compounds (AREA)
- Coating Apparatus (AREA)
- Percussion Or Vibration Massage (AREA)
- Massaging Devices (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| GBGB0309354.9A GB0309354D0 (en) | 2003-04-24 | 2003-04-24 | Nozzle for a nasal inhaler |
Publications (1)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| ATE413229T1 true ATE413229T1 (de) | 2008-11-15 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AT04728551T ATE413229T1 (de) | 2003-04-24 | 2004-04-21 | Nasale inhalationsvorrichtung |
Country Status (7)
| Country | Link |
|---|---|
| US (1) | US7484678B2 (de) |
| EP (1) | EP1615724B1 (de) |
| JP (1) | JP4593558B2 (de) |
| AT (1) | ATE413229T1 (de) |
| DE (1) | DE602004017594D1 (de) |
| GB (1) | GB0309354D0 (de) |
| WO (1) | WO2004094068A2 (de) |
Families Citing this family (23)
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| US20030180351A1 (en) * | 1998-11-06 | 2003-09-25 | Reinhard Gluck | Pharmaceutically active composition and dispensing device |
| GB0312007D0 (en) * | 2003-05-24 | 2003-07-02 | Innovata Biomed Ltd | Container |
| FR2887232B1 (fr) * | 2005-06-21 | 2010-11-05 | Rexam Dispensing Sys | Embout poussoir pour distributeur de produit liquide |
| SE529956C2 (sv) * | 2005-07-12 | 2008-01-15 | Medux Ab | Sprejanordning, metod för sprejning samt sätt för tillverkning av anordning |
| GB0515592D0 (en) * | 2005-07-28 | 2005-09-07 | Glaxo Group Ltd | Nozzle for a nasal inhaler |
| EP1792660A1 (de) * | 2005-12-02 | 2007-06-06 | Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG | Abgabevorrichtung |
| SE529863C2 (sv) * | 2006-05-02 | 2007-12-18 | Medux Ab | Sprayanordning med munstycksförslutning |
| AU2009212166A1 (en) * | 2008-02-07 | 2009-08-13 | University Of Washington | Circumferential aerosol device |
| CA2828884C (en) | 2011-03-03 | 2021-04-27 | Impel Neuropharma, Inc. | Nasal drug delivery device |
| WO2012154859A1 (en) | 2011-05-09 | 2012-11-15 | Impel Neuropharma Inc. | Nozzles for nasal drug delivery |
| US9681932B2 (en) * | 2013-04-25 | 2017-06-20 | Hankookin, Inc. | Intraoral biofilm control apparatus |
| US10537692B2 (en) | 2013-04-28 | 2020-01-21 | Impel Neuropharma, Inc. | Medical unit dose container |
| GB201308679D0 (en) | 2013-05-14 | 2013-06-26 | 3M Innovative Properties Co | Actuator for an inhaler |
| CN103623951B (zh) * | 2013-11-13 | 2017-02-22 | 浙江工业大学 | 气雾剂喷头 |
| AU2016321345B2 (en) | 2015-09-10 | 2020-12-10 | Impel Pharmaceuticals Inc. | In-line nasal delivery device |
| US11395887B2 (en) | 2017-11-21 | 2022-07-26 | Impel Pharmaceuticals Inc. | Intranasal device with inlet interface |
| US10482365B1 (en) * | 2017-11-21 | 2019-11-19 | Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. | Transaction instrument containing metal inclusions |
| EP3713628A4 (de) | 2017-11-21 | 2021-08-18 | Impel Neuropharma Inc. | Intranasale vorrichtung mit tauchrohr |
| CA3087698A1 (en) | 2018-01-05 | 2019-07-11 | Impel Neuropharma, Inc. | Intranasal delivery of olanzapine by precision olfactory device |
| EP3735244B1 (de) | 2018-01-05 | 2022-11-23 | Impel Pharmaceuticals Inc. | Intranasale verabreichung von dihydroergotamin durch eine olfaktorische präzisionsvorrichtung |
| CN112955134A (zh) | 2018-07-19 | 2021-06-11 | 英倍尔药业股份有限公司 | 用于治疗帕金森氏病的左旋多巴和多巴脱羧酶抑制剂的呼吸道递送 |
| NZ777687A (en) | 2019-01-03 | 2023-12-22 | Impel Pharmaceuticals Inc | Nasal drug delivery device |
| AU2020277313A1 (en) | 2019-05-17 | 2022-01-20 | Impel Pharmaceuticals Inc. | Single-use nasal delivery device |
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2003
- 2003-04-24 GB GBGB0309354.9A patent/GB0309354D0/en not_active Ceased
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2004
- 2004-04-21 US US10/553,688 patent/US7484678B2/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 2004-04-21 EP EP04728551A patent/EP1615724B1/de not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 2004-04-21 DE DE602004017594T patent/DE602004017594D1/de not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 2004-04-21 JP JP2006505222A patent/JP4593558B2/ja not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 2004-04-21 WO PCT/EP2004/004243 patent/WO2004094068A2/en not_active Ceased
- 2004-04-21 AT AT04728551T patent/ATE413229T1/de not_active IP Right Cessation
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
|---|---|
| US20060219813A1 (en) | 2006-10-05 |
| WO2004094068A2 (en) | 2004-11-04 |
| DE602004017594D1 (de) | 2008-12-18 |
| US7484678B2 (en) | 2009-02-03 |
| EP1615724A2 (de) | 2006-01-18 |
| JP2006525049A (ja) | 2006-11-09 |
| WO2004094068A3 (en) | 2004-12-02 |
| GB0309354D0 (en) | 2003-06-04 |
| EP1615724B1 (de) | 2008-11-05 |
| JP4593558B2 (ja) | 2010-12-08 |
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