EP1720659A1 - Pulverisateur - Google Patents

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EP1720659A1
EP1720659A1 EP05715515A EP05715515A EP1720659A1 EP 1720659 A1 EP1720659 A1 EP 1720659A1 EP 05715515 A EP05715515 A EP 05715515A EP 05715515 A EP05715515 A EP 05715515A EP 1720659 A1 EP1720659 A1 EP 1720659A1
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atomizer
mouthpiece
supply air
valve
atomizer according
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Gilbert Wuttke
Hubert Kunze
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Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
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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
    • B05B7/00—Spraying apparatus for discharge of liquids or other fluent materials from two or more sources, e.g. of liquid and air, of powder and gas
    • B05B7/0012—Apparatus for achieving spraying before discharge from the apparatus
    • 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
    • A61M11/00—Sprayers or atomisers specially adapted for therapeutic purposes
    • A61M11/006—Sprayers or atomisers specially adapted for therapeutic purposes operated by applying mechanical pressure to the liquid to be sprayed or atomised
    • A61M11/007—Syringe-type or piston-type sprayers or atomisers
    • 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
    • A61M15/0001—Details of inhalators; Constructional features thereof
    • A61M15/0013—Details of inhalators; Constructional features thereof with inhalation check valves
    • A61M15/0015—Details of inhalators; Constructional features thereof with inhalation check valves located upstream of the dispenser, i.e. not traversed by the product
    • 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
    • A61M15/0001—Details of inhalators; Constructional features thereof
    • A61M15/0018—Details of inhalators; Constructional features thereof with exhalation check valves
    • 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
    • A61M15/0001—Details of inhalators; Constructional features thereof
    • A61M15/0021—Mouthpieces therefor
    • 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
    • A61M15/0065—Inhalators with dosage or measuring devices
    • 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
    • A61M15/0065—Inhalators with dosage or measuring devices
    • A61M15/0068—Indicating or counting the number of dispensed doses or of remaining doses
    • A61M15/0081—Locking means
    • 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
    • A61M16/00—Devices for influencing the respiratory system of patients by gas treatment, e.g. mouth-to-mouth respiration; Tracheal tubes
    • A61M16/0003—Accessories therefor, e.g. sensors, vibrators, negative pressure
    • A61M2016/0015—Accessories therefor, e.g. sensors, vibrators, negative pressure inhalation detectors
    • A61M2016/0018—Accessories therefor, e.g. sensors, vibrators, negative pressure inhalation detectors electrical
    • A61M2016/0021—Accessories therefor, e.g. sensors, vibrators, negative pressure inhalation detectors electrical with a proportional output signal, e.g. from a thermistor
    • 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
    • A61M16/00—Devices for influencing the respiratory system of patients by gas treatment, e.g. mouth-to-mouth respiration; Tracheal tubes
    • A61M16/0003—Accessories therefor, e.g. sensors, vibrators, negative pressure
    • A61M2016/003—Accessories therefor, e.g. sensors, vibrators, negative pressure with a flowmeter
    • A61M2016/0033—Accessories therefor, e.g. sensors, vibrators, negative pressure with a flowmeter electrical
    • A61M2016/0039—Accessories therefor, e.g. sensors, vibrators, negative pressure with a flowmeter electrical in the inspiratory circuit
    • 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
    • B05B11/109—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 the dispensing stroke being affected by the stored energy of a spring
    • B05B11/1091—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 the dispensing stroke being affected by the stored energy of a spring being first hold in a loaded state by locking means or the like, then released

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  • the present invention relates to an atomizer according to the preamble of claim 1 and a mouthpiece for an atomizer or other inhaler.
  • the starting point of the present invention is an atomizer offered under the trade name "Respimat" in the form of an inhaler, as in the basic principle in WO 91/14468 AI and in a specific embodiment in WO 97/12687 AI (FIGS. 6a, 6b) and in FIG 1 and 2 of the accompanying drawing.
  • the atomizer As a reservoir for a fluid to be atomized, the atomizer has an insertable container with the fluid and a pressure generator with a drive spring for conveying and atomizing the fluid.
  • the disclosure there preferably relates to an atomizer with a spring pressure of 5 to 60 MPa, preferably 10 to 50 Pa to the fluid, with a fluid volume of 10 to 50 ⁇ l, preferably 10 to 20 ⁇ l, preferably 10 to 20 ⁇ l, most preferably about 15 ul.
  • the fluid is transferred into an aerosol, the droplets of which have an aerodynamic diameter of up to 20 ⁇ m, preferably 3 to 10 ⁇ m.
  • the disclosure there preferably relates to an atomizer with a cylinder-like shape and a size of approximately 9 cm to approximately 15 cm in length and approximately 2 cm to approximately 5 cm in width and of a jet jet fan of 20 ° to 160 ° , preferably from 80 ° to 100 °.
  • a jet jet fan of 20 ° to 160 ° , preferably from 80 ° to 100 °.
  • Such values also apply to the atomizer according to the teaching of the invention as particularly preferred values.
  • the drive spring By rotating an actuating part in the form of a lower housing part of the atomizer, the drive spring can be tensioned and fluid can be sucked into a pressure chamber of the pressure generator. After manual actuation of a locking element, the fluid in the pressure chamber is pressurized by the drive spring and is dispensed as an aerosol into a mouthpiece without a propellant gas or the like via a nozzle.
  • the speed of the aerosol cloud is very low, so that the aerosol cloud is almost in the mouthpiece.
  • a user should then inhale the generated aerosol slowly over a long period of time, for example 10 s or more.
  • the mouthpiece has at least one supply air opening through which the user sucks in air from the environment together with the aerosol generated when inhaling. This ensures that the air flow required for inhalation is built up from supplied air and aerosol and that the volume of aerosol required for the inhalation process is available.
  • the present invention has for its object to provide an atomizer and a mouthpiece with improved operator safety, so that it is ensured that the aerosol can be inhaled or inhaled safely even if a user has coordination difficulties between operating the atomizer and inhaling.
  • a basic idea of the present invention is that the atomizer or the mouthpiece has a valve device which is assigned to the supply air opening or the supply air openings, so that a backflow - ie blowing out - can be blocked through the supply air opening or supply air openings. In this way, it is possible in a cost-effective and effective manner to prevent a user from exhaling to an undesired discharge of the atomized fluid or aerosol from the mouthpiece through the supply air opening or supply air openings into the environment.
  • the valve device provided preferably leads to an overpressure when the user (undesired) exhales into the mouthpiece, which indicates to the user that it has been operated incorrectly in order to encourage the user to inhale exclusively when using the atomizer in the future.
  • inhaling can be continued after an accidental, premature exhalation, since the atomized fluid or aerosol still present in the mouthpiece can be inhaled further.
  • the solution shown is not only applicable to the atomizer or inhaler of the Respimat type described above, but to any type of inhaler in which an aerosol produced must be supplied with air from the environment via a mouthpiece with supply air openings in order to do this for to achieve the necessary inhalation volume for the user.
  • the invention is preferably used in devices of the Respimat type.
  • atomizers in which propellant-free aqueous or alcoholic solutions are atomized with active substances are particularly suitable.
  • the invention can also be used with conventional propellant-operated atomizers or inhalers, in particular so-called MDIs (metered dose inhalers), and other atomizers.
  • a sensor is assigned to the valve device in order to detect an opening or closing or a movement of a valve element of the valve device. Correct use of the nebulizer - for example a sufficiently long and / or strong inhalation - can thus be detected.
  • the atomizer preferably has a corresponding monitoring device or the like.
  • Figure 1 is a schematic section of a known atomizer in the untensioned state.
  • FIG. 2 shows a schematic section of the known atomizer rotated by 90 ° with respect to FIG.
  • FIG. 3 shows a partial, schematic sectional illustration of a mouthpiece of a proposed atomizer according to a first embodiment with a valve device in the closed state; 4 shows a detail of FIG. 3 along the dashed line in an enlarged representation;
  • FIG. 5 shows a sectional illustration of the valve device according to FIG. 3 in the open state
  • FIG. 6 shows a detail of FIG. 5 along the dashed line in an enlarged representation
  • Fig. 7 is a partial, schematic sectional view of a mouthpiece of a proposed atomizer according to a second embodiment with a valve device in the closed state;
  • FIG. 8 shows a sectional illustration of the valve device according to FIG. 7 in the open state
  • FIG. 9 is a sectional, schematic sectional view of a mouthpiece of a proposed atomizer according to a third embodiment with a valve device in the closed state;
  • FIG. 10 shows a sectional illustration of the valve device according to FIG. 9 in the open state
  • FIG. 11 shows a sectional illustration corresponding to FIG. 9 of a valve device according to a fourth embodiment in the closed state
  • FIG. 12 shows a sectional illustration of the valve device according to FIG. 11 in the open state
  • FIG. 13 shows a sectional illustration corresponding to FIG. 9 of a valve device according to a fifth embodiment in the closed state; 14 shows a detail of FIG. 13 along the dashed line in an enlarged representation;
  • FIG. 15 shows a sectional illustration of the valve device according to FIG. 13 in the open state
  • FIG. 16 shows a detail of FIG. 15 along the dashed line in an enlarged representation
  • FIG. 17 is a partial, schematic sectional view of a mouthpiece of a proposed atomizer according to a sixth embodiment with a valve device in the closed state;
  • FIG. 18 shows a top view of the atomizer according to FIG. 17;
  • FIG. 19 shows a sectional illustration of the valve device according to FIG. 17 in the open state
  • FIG. 20 shows a top view of the atomizer according to FIG. 19;
  • FIG. 21 shows a piece of material for forming valve elements of the valve device according to the sixth embodiment
  • FIG. 22 shows a schematic sectional illustration of a proposed atomizer according to a seventh embodiment with a valve device in the open state and with an assigned sensor;
  • FIG. 23 shows a partial, schematic sectional illustration of a mouthpiece of a proposed atomizer according to an eighth embodiment with a valve device in the closed state;
  • FIG. 24 is a sectional view according to FIG. 23 with the valve device open; and 25 is a plan view of the valve element of the valve device according to FIG. 23.
  • FIG. 1 and 2 show a known atomizer 1 for atomizing a fluid 2, in particular a highly effective medicament or the like, in a schematic illustration in the untensioned state (FIG. 1) and in the tensioned state (FIG. 2).
  • the atomizer 1 is designed in particular as a portable inhaler and preferably works without a propellant.
  • an aerosol is formed which can be inhaled or inhaled by a user (not shown). Inhalation usually takes place at least once a day, in particular several times a day, preferably at predetermined time intervals.
  • the atomizer 1 has an insertable and preferably exchangeable container 3 with the fluid 2, which forms a reservoir for the fluid 2 to be atomized.
  • the container 3 preferably contains a sufficient amount of fluid 2 which contains sufficient amounts of the active ingredient formulations, for example, to be able to provide up to 100 dosing units.
  • the container 3 is essentially cylindrical or cartridge-like and can be inserted into the atomizer 1 from below, after opening, and, if necessary, exchanged. It is preferably rigid, in particular with the fluid 2 being received in a collapsible bag 4 in the container 3.
  • the atomizer 1 also has a pressure generator 5 for conveying and atomizing the fluid 2, in particular in each case in a predetermined, possibly a adjustable dosage amount.
  • the pressure generator 5 has a holder 6 for the container 3, an associated drive spring 7, only partially shown, with a locking element 8 which can be actuated manually for unlocking, a delivery pipe 9 with a check valve 10, a pressure chamber 11 and a discharge nozzle 12 in the region of a mouthpiece 13 on.
  • the container 3 is fixed via the holder 6 in the atomizer 1 so that the delivery pipe 9 is immersed in the container 3.
  • the bracket 6 can be designed such that the container 3 can be replaced.
  • the holder 6 with the container 3 and the delivery pipe 9 is moved downward in the illustrations and fluid 2 is sucked out of the container 3 into the pressure chamber 11 of the pressure generator 5 via the check valve 10. Since the discharge nozzle 12 has a very small flow cross-section and is designed in particular as a capillary, the throttling effect is so strong that even without a non-return valve, suction of air is reliably ruled out at this point.
  • the fluid 2 is pressurized in the pressure chamber 11, in which the delivery tube 9 with its check valve 10, which is now closed, is moved up again by relaxing the drive spring 7 and now serves as a pressure stamp.
  • This pressure drives the fluid 2 through the discharge nozzle 12, where it is atomized into an aerosol 14.
  • a user can inhale the aerosol 14, with supply air being able to be sucked into the mouthpiece 13 via at least one supply air opening 15.
  • the atomizer 1 has an upper housing part 16 and an inner part 17 which can be rotated by comparison, with an upper part 17a and a lower part 17b, an inner part 17, in particular a manually operable housing part 18, preferably being detachably fastened, in particular plugged, by means of a holding element 19 ,
  • the housing part 18 can be detached from the atomizer 1.
  • the housing part 18 can be rotated against the housing part 16, taking the lower part 17b of the inner part 17 in the illustration.
  • the drive spring 7 is tensioned in the axial direction via a gear, not shown, acting on the holder 6.
  • the container 3 With the clamping, the container 3 is moved axially downwards until the container 3 assumes an end position indicated in FIG. 2. In this state, the drive spring 7 is tensioned.
  • the container 3 is moved back into its starting position by the drive spring 7. The container 3 thus performs a lifting movement during the tensioning process and during the atomization process.
  • the housing part 18 preferably forms a cap-like housing lower part and encompasses or engages over a lower free end region of the container 3.
  • the container 3 moves (further) with its end region into the housing part 18 or towards its front end, whereby an axially acting spring 20 arranged in the housing part 18 comes to rest on the container bottom 21 and pierces the container 3 or a bottom-side seal with a piercing element 22 during the first installation for ventilation.
  • the atomizer 1 has a monitoring device 23, which counts actuations of the atomizer 1, preferably by detecting a rotation of the inner part 17 relative to the upper housing part 16.
  • FIG. 3 to 6 show a schematic, only partial sectional view of a proposed atomizer 1 with a valve device 24 according to a first embodiment.
  • Fig. 3 shows the valve device 24 in the closed state.
  • Fig. 4 shows a section of Fig. 3 along the dashed line.
  • 5 shows the valve device 24 in the open state.
  • FIG. 6 shows a section of FIG. 5 along the dashed line.
  • the valve device 24 allows a supply air flow 25, as indicated by the corresponding arrows in FIGS. 5 and 6, through the supply air openings 15 into the mouthpiece 13 when inhaling, that is to say inhalation, by a user of the atomizer 1 (not shown).
  • the user takes this the mouthpiece 13 into its mouth and should inhale as evenly and slowly as possible - preferably for several seconds, in particular about 10 seconds or more - and thereby inhale the atomized fluid 2 or aerosol 14.
  • the supply air is thus also inhaled, but does not serve to atomize the fluid 2 or to produce the aerosol 14.
  • the latter is done separately or independently, preferably without propellant gas, by the pressure generator 5, as already explained above.
  • valve device 24 is arranged in the mouthpiece 13 and preferably laterally next to the discharge nozzle 12 for the fluid 2 or aerosol 14.
  • the valve device 24 can also be arranged on the outside of the mouthpiece 13 or can be assigned to it in another way. An arrangement on the outside would have the advantage that the valve device 24 is not directly exposed to the aerosol mist in the mouthpiece 13, as a result of which contamination of the valve device 24 can be prevented.
  • the valve device 24 is preferably inserted into the mouthpiece 13 in particular as a structural unit or assembly. Subsequent installation, ie retrofitting, is preferably made possible.
  • valve device 24 is firmly attached to the atomizer 1, in particular the mouthpiece 13, in particular integrally molded, molded, glued or the like.
  • the valve device 24 is exchangeable together with the mouthpiece 13 according to a variant not shown.
  • the mouthpiece 13 is preferably formed in one piece with the atomizer 1, in particular its upper housing part 16, or is formed by the latter.
  • the valve device 24 is designed and assigned to the supply air openings 15 in such a way that a backflow through the supply air openings 15 - i.e. an air flow from the mouthpiece 13 through the supply air openings 15 into the environment (counter to the supply air flow 15), which can be generated in particular by the user exhaling - In particular, can be locked automatically or automatically. This prevents an unwanted discharge of the atomized fluid 2 or aerosol 14 through the supply air openings 15 into the environment by exhaling the user.
  • valve device 24 preferably ensures that, when the mouthpiece 13 is attached, it is only possible to inhale through the mouth of the user (not shown) or via the mouthpiece 13, so that the atomized fluid 2 or aerosol 14 is more likely or more certain is inhaled by the user. In this way, significantly improved operating safety can be achieved.
  • the valve device 24 is preferably designed such that it works at least substantially independently of the spatial orientation of the atomizer 1.
  • the valve device 24 can, if necessary, work electrically, magnetically, pneumatically or in some other way.
  • the valve device 24 preferably works exclusively mechanically, as explained in more detail below with reference to the preferred embodiments.
  • the valve device 24 has a preferably plate-like seat element 26 with passage openings 27 and a movable, preferably likewise plate-like valve element 28.
  • the seat element 26 is preferably formed in one piece and inserted or installed in the mouthpiece 13 in such a way that it seals the connection to the supply air openings 15 in such a way that supply air can only flow into the mouthpiece 13 through the passage openings 27.
  • the movable valve element 28 is assigned to the seat element 26 or the passage openings 27 in such a way that it closes the passage openings 27 in the closed position shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 in such a way that a backflow in the sense explained above is prevented.
  • the seat element 26 and the valve element 28 thus together form at least one valve 29, in particular a check valve or one-way valve.
  • the valve 29 can also be constructed in any other suitable manner.
  • a common seat element 26 and a common valve element 28 are provided for several, in particular all, supply air openings 15.
  • separate seat elements 26, separate valve elements 28 or independently working valves 29 can also be assigned to the supply air openings 15, as explained on the basis of further embodiments.
  • valve element 28 is movable in the longitudinal direction of the atomizer 1 and / or at least essentially in the direction of the supply air flow 25.
  • valve element 28 is prestressed into the closed position, in particular by spring force, in the example shown by springs 30, preferably coil springs.
  • springs 30 preferably coil springs.
  • other suitable springs or prestressing means can also be used instead.
  • valve element 28 can also be biased into the closed position by its own elasticity and / or gravity.
  • valve element 28 can - depending on requirements - also be biased into the open position and / or have two stable positions, in particular on the one hand in the closed position and on the other hand in the open position.
  • valve element 28 preferably has rod-like, in particular integrally molded guide elements 31, which serve both to move and hold the valve element 28 on the atomizer 1, in particular on the seat element 26, and to guide or hold the associated springs 30.
  • the valve device 24 is preferably designed such that the valve device 24 is opened as easily as possible in order to allow unhindered inhalation or inhalation.
  • the supply air flow 25 is therefore not obstructed if possible.
  • the valve element 28 is preferably easy to move and the spring force acting in the closed position in the first embodiment is as low as possible.
  • the supply air flow 25 can at least largely be unhindered through the supply air openings 15 and then through the passage openings 27 into the mouthpiece 13 when the user, not shown, inhales or inhales stream.
  • FIG. 7 and 8 show a second embodiment of the proposed atomizer 1 and the proposed valve device 24.
  • the valve device 24 is closed. 8, the valve device 24 is open.
  • valve elements 28 or valves 29 are assigned to the supply air openings 15.
  • the valve elements 28 are designed like flaps or tongues and are preferably pivotable.
  • the valve elements 28 interact with separate seat elements 26 or directly with the correspondingly shaped inner wall of the mouthpiece 13 to form the valves 29.
  • valve elements 28 can, if necessary, be biased into the open position. This enables the user to inhale or inhale freely. However, if the user exhales into the mouthpiece 13, the valve elements 28 are closed, at least essentially without delay, by the backflow that arises in the process. sen, whereby the reverse flow is blocked.
  • the spring force acting in the open position is chosen to be correspondingly low.
  • valve elements 28 can also be biased into the closed position in the second embodiment in accordance with the first embodiment.
  • FIG. 9 and 10 show a third embodiment of the proposed atomizer 1 and the proposed valve device 24.
  • FIG. 9 shows the valve device 24 in the closed state.
  • 10 shows the valve device 24 in the open state.
  • a plurality of separate or independently working valve elements 28 or valves 29 are again preferably provided, in particular assigned to the supply air openings 15.
  • valve elements 28 are also plate-like or tappet-like.
  • the valve elements 28 are preferably guided in a common seat element 26 in accordance with the first embodiment.
  • valve elements 28 or valves 29 are in turn preferably biased into the closed position by springs 30, in particular helical springs.
  • each valve element 28 preferably has a guide element 31, which in turn - in accordance with the first embodiment - serves on the one hand to guide and hold the valve element 28 preferably on the seat element 26 and on the other hand to guide or hold the associated spring 30.
  • FIG. 11 and 12 show a fourth embodiment of the proposed atomizer 1 and the proposed valve device 24.
  • FIG. 11 shows the valve device 24 in the closed state.
  • 12 shows the valve device 24 in the open state.
  • the fifth embodiment corresponds essentially to the fourth embodiment. Only the springs 30 have been omitted.
  • the valve elements 28 can therefore be moved freely or very easily, in particular not pretensioned by spring force. However, in the arrangement shown and assuming that the atomizer 1 is at least substantially vertically aligned during use, the valve elements 28 can assume a preferred position, namely the closed position, due to gravity.
  • FIG. 13 to 16 show a fifth embodiment of the proposed atomizer 1 or the proposed valve device 24.
  • FIG. 13 shows the valve device 24 in the closed state.
  • FIG. 14 shows a section of FIG. 13 along the dashed line.
  • 15 shows the valve device 24 in the open state.
  • FIG. 16 shows a section of FIG. 15 along the dashed line.
  • the fifth embodiment largely corresponds to the third embodiment, with the spring arrangement having essentially been changed.
  • the springs 30 are preferably again designed as helical springs, in particular as compression springs.
  • the springs 30 are arranged on the side of the seat element 26 facing away from the supply air openings 15, the plates 32 of the valve elements 28 having a suitable recess 33, which in the illustration is annular, for receiving the associated spring 30.
  • valve elements 28 or valves 29 are therefore preferably biased into the open position.
  • the corresponding explanations apply as in the second embodiment.
  • FIGS. 17 to 21 show a sixth embodiment of the proposed atomizer 1 and the proposed valve device 24.
  • FIGS. 17 and 18 show the valve device 24 in the closed state.
  • 19 and 20 show the valve device 24 in the open state.
  • 21 shows a development or a material back 34 which forms the valve elements 28 of the valve device 24 according to the sixth embodiment.
  • the valve elements 28 are designed here to be elastic or flexible. Because of their inherent elasticity, the valve elements 28, which are preferably tongue-like or lobe-like, assume the closed position as the preferred position in the sixth embodiment, that is to say, the supply air openings 15 close.
  • valve elements 28 When inhaling or inhaling, the valve elements 28 are moved or pivoted inward, as indicated in particular in FIG. 19. The supply air openings 15 are thus released, and supply air can flow into the mouthpiece 13.
  • valve elements 28 are preferably formed from the common piece of material 34, in particular from foil or another suitable material. However, the valve elements 28 can also be formed from separate material gaps 34.
  • the top view according to FIG. 18 illustrates the closed state.
  • the valve elements 28 lie flat, that is, they cannot be seen in the plan view.
  • valve elements 28 are shown in the open state and accordingly folded or pivoted inwards.
  • FIGS. 18 and 20 illustrate that the valve device 24 or the material piece 34 can be inserted into the mouth piece 13 all around the inside or at least essentially flat. This allows simple and therefore inexpensive assembly and, in particular, retrofitting of the atomizer 1.
  • valve device 24 or the valve 29 can be designed in such a way that the valve element 28 can only be moved by gravity and / or the supply air flow 25 or an opposite air flow and the associated supply air openings 15 can thereby be released or blocked.
  • the valve element 28 can be designed as a loose sealing element or a loose sealing disk, which, for example, adjoins the supply air opening 15. closing supply air duct or the like or is arranged correspondingly movable in the mouthpiece 13.
  • valve element 28 cannot be moved or moved as far away from its assigned supply air opening 15 as it is inhaled from the supply air opening 15, so that when exhaling into the Mouthpiece 13, an initial backflow immediately leads to the valve element 28 closing the associated supply air opening 15 and thereby blocking the undesired backflow.
  • An essential aspect of the present invention is that the atomization of the fluid 2 or the generation of the aerosol 14 takes place independently of the supply air flow 25.
  • the aerosol 14 can also first be dispensed into another receiving space of the atomizer 1 and then transported by inhalation or inhalation through the supply air flow 25 to the actual mouthpiece 13 and inhaled through it.
  • the term “mouthpiece” should preferably also be understood in a broader sense in that it has such a receiving or collecting space for aerosol 14 produced, to which supply air can be supplied via supply air openings 15 and to which a preferably tubular section is connected which is then actually put in the mouth by the user for inhalation or inhalation.
  • the atomizer 1 has a sensor 35 which is assigned to the valve device 24, in particular the movable valve element 28 or at least one valve 29.
  • the sensor 35 serves to detect the open position, the closed position and / or a movement of the valve device 24, in particular the valve element 28.
  • the sensor 35 thus serves to detect movements or at least one position of the valve element 28, this being done mechanically, optically, electrically, inductively, capacitively and / or otherwise without contact.
  • the sensor 35 is designed as a microswitch or reed contact.
  • the senor 35 is arranged in the immediate vicinity or adjacent to the valve element 28 and / or in the mouthpiece 13.
  • the supply air flow 25 is preferably indirectly detected by means of the sensor 35, in that the opening of the valve device 24, at least the opening of at least one valve element 28 or valve 29, can be detected. An actual inhalation of the aerosol 14 generated with the atomizer 1 can thus be detected.
  • a so-called flow sensor can also be provided for the direct detection of an air flow and, in particular, can be arranged adjacent to the supply air openings 15.
  • the monitoring device 23 is preferably arranged in the housing part 18 and / or configured such that it can detect and evaluate signals from the sensor 35.
  • the monitoring device 23 preferably operates electrically, the sensor 35 preferably being connected electrically or wirelessly to the monitoring device 23.
  • the detection of an actual inhalation of the fluid 2 or aerosol 14, which is possible by means of the sensor 35, can be evaluated by the monitoring device 23 to determine whether inhalation is sufficiently long, the inhalation time being able to be stored and / or displayed as required. Furthermore, this actual inhalation, especially in combination nation with an actual atomization or lifting movement of the container 3 as actuation or use of the atomizer 1 can be detected and counted, displayed and / or stored.
  • the monitoring device 23 can also be provided independently of the sensor 35 and - depending on the need - can work, for example, mechanically or electrically or electronically.
  • the proposed atomizer 1 is preferably designed to use a liquid as the fluid 2, which is atomized.
  • the present invention relates generally to inhalers 1 which produce a practically standing aerosol cloud or an aerosol cloud with such a low exit speed that the spread of the aerosol cloud practically comes to a standstill after a few centimeters.
  • the exit speed or at least the initial spreading speed of the Aerosol cloud is preferably about 5 to 20 m / min, in particular essentially 10 to 15 m / min and very preferably about 12.5 m / min.
  • the supply air flow 25 is required to absorb the aerosol 14 by inhalation.
  • a small supply air flow 25 is preferably sufficient to absorb the aerosol 14 by inhalation.
  • the valve device 24 or its valve element 28 or the valve 29 is relatively easy to move and can be closed with a particularly low force.
  • the closing force is preferably only a few cN or less.
  • the closing force is less than 1 cN, very preferably less than 0.5 cN.
  • the closing force can be particularly in the case of the flap-like Formation result solely from its own weight, from its own elasticity and / or from the spring preload, that is to say in particular from the spring 30.
  • the spring force is preferably only a few cN, in particular a maximum of 1 cN, very preferably a maximum of 0.5 cN or less.
  • FIG. 23 and 24 additionally show an eighth embodiment of the proposed atomizer 1 and the proposed valve device 24.
  • FIG. 23 shows the valve device 24 in the closed state.
  • 24 shows the valve device 24 in the open state.
  • FIG. 25 shows in a top view the valve element 28, which is expensive or plate-like here.
  • the valve element 28 here is in particular rigid or rigid. In the eighth embodiment, it has a central recess or opening which is adapted such that it can be penetrated by the central projection with the discharge nozzle 12 at least when the valve device 24 is closed, as indicated in FIG. 23.
  • the inner contour is therefore adapted with the required play to the projection carrying the discharge nozzle 12 or other parts of the atomizer 1 within the mouthpiece 13.
  • the outer contour of the valve element 28 is adapted to the inner contour of the mouthpiece 13 and has an elliptical shape in the example shown.
  • an inner O-ring 36 and an outer O-ring 37 which are arranged concentrically around or below the discharge nozzle 12 in the illustrated example, form a sealing valve seat for the valve element 28 when the valve device 24 is closed
  • Valve element 28 by its own weight on the O-rings 36, 37 or other suitable seals in order to be able to prevent an undesired backflow through the supply air openings 15 (in the closed state).
  • valve element 28 When inhaling, the valve element 28 is raised by the negative pressure, as indicated in FIG. 24, whereby the valve device 24 or the valve 29 formed by the valve element 28 is opened.
  • the supply air flow 25 can then flow into the mouthpiece 13, in particular between that at Representative example flow through the central projection, which includes the discharge nozzle 12, and the central recess of the valve element 28.
  • the O-rings 36, 37 are held on suitable ring shoulders, shoulders or the like in the atomizer 1 or mouthpiece 13.
  • suitable ring shoulders, shoulders or the like are also possible here, especially when using other suitable seals.
  • the atomizer 1 in the eighth embodiment preferably has an insert 38 or the like within the mouthpiece 13, as indicated in FIGS. 23 and 24.
  • This insert 38 can, if necessary, be circumferential and is particularly adapted to the preferably elliptical inner contour of the mouthpiece 13.
  • the insert 38 is injection molded, for example in the so-called 2-component process, that is to say in a 2-component injection molding process.
  • other constructive solutions are also possible here.
  • valve element 28 within the mouthpiece 13 and the mass of the valve element 28 are adapted such that the desired smoothness of the valve device 24 or the valve 29 is achieved.
  • the absorption of an active ingredient by inhalation in the proposed atomizer 1 is preferably carried out with only one breath.
  • the atomizer 1 is designed accordingly.
  • the atomizer 1 can generate a sufficiently high droplet or aerosol density and thus active ingredient density.
  • the valve device 24 provided for preventing a backflow through the supply air openings 15 is particularly important in order to avoid the risk that the entire amount of active substance can be blown out unintentionally if a user exhales or the like.
  • the proposed atomizer 1 is preferably designed to be portable, in particular it is a mobile hand-held device.
  • the fluid 2 is preferably a liquid, as already mentioned, in particular an aqueous pharmaceutical formulation. However, it can also be another pharmaceutical formulation, a suspension or the like.
  • the fluid 2 can also be particles or powder.
  • another feed device in particular a discharge opening (not shown) or a feed channel (not shown), is provided for feeding the fluid 2 or powder or the like into the mouthpiece 13.
  • the optional supply air opening 15 then serves to supply ambient air, preferably in parallel, in order to generate or enable an air flow with sufficient volume for inhalation or inhalation in the mouthpiece 13.
  • the supply device in particular the discharge opening or the discharge nozzle 12, is designed separately from the supply air opening 15 or another channel for supplying ambient air.
  • the fluid 2 or of powder or the like optionally together with conveying gas, propellant gas, transport air or the like, on the one hand, and of ambient air on the other hand to produce an air flow with a sufficient volume.
  • this feed can also take place together or together, in particular by means of a common opening (not shown) into the mouthpiece 13.
  • the discharge nozzle 12 can be integrated into the supply air opening 15 or vice versa.
  • the valve device 24 can be assigned to the supply air opening 15 and / or the discharge opening or the feed channel in the aforementioned embodiment variants in order to avoid an undesired backflow.
  • the valve device 24 is preferably designed like a flap and / or as a check valve.
  • the fluid 2 can also be atomized by means of a propellant gas if necessary.
  • the proposed valve device 24 can accordingly also be used in atomizers or inhalers operated with propellant gas.
  • valve device 24 or the mouthpiece 13 provided with it can be used not only with the atomizer 1 described in detail here but also with other atomizers or inhalers, for example powder inhalers or so-called “metered dose inhalers”.

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L'invention concerne un pulvérisateur (1) pour un fluide (2) servant en particulier à effectuer une aérosolthérapie médicale. Pour que l'utilisation du pulvérisateur soit simple, ce dernier comporte un dispositif de soupape (24) qui permet de fermer des ouvertures d'admission d'air (15) ménagées dans un embout buccal (13).
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