A device according to one aspect of the present invention is an intranasal powdered medicine dispensing device (10) for dispensing a predetermined dose of a powdered medicine into a nasal cavity. The device includes a nozzle member (20) that includes a filling space (22) for a powdered medicine (M) and an ejection opening (26) for the powdered medicine (M), a closing member that closes the ejection opening (26), a sealing member (40) that seals an opening (24) of the filling space (22), an injection pump member (50) that sends out air, as the injection pump member contracts, to eject the powdered medicine from the ejection opening (26), a puncturing member (60) that moves, as the injection pump member (50) contracts, and forms a hole by puncturing in the sealing member (40) while moving, and a guide member (70) that restricts the puncturing member (60) from moving in a direction perpendicular to the direction of the movement thereof.

The present invention relates to inhaler devices (701), and in particular to devices provided with medicament carriers containing individual pockets or blisters of powdered medicament covered by a lidding sheet such as a lidding foil. A common actuator (710) is provided for controlling movement of an indexing system (712,714) for advancing/indexing a dose and an opening system (790,791) for opening a dose such that progression of the opening system (790,791) is disproportional to progression of the indexing system (712,714) during movement of the common actuator (710).

A device for dispensing individual doses of powder from respective pockets of a disc-shaped carrier by outwardly rupturing a lidding foil by means of pressure on an opposite side surface, the device providing individual respective deaggregation flow paths for each pocket, split airstreams allowing improved entrainment of powder, a cam mechanism for outwardly rupturing the pockets, an indexing mechanism linked to the cam mechanism and a dose counter.

A handheld assembly for dispensing a medicament to a subject is provided. The assembly includes a unit dose device, a shell, a plunger, a dispense button, a drive member and an escapement that is movable and capable of cycling the dispense assembly thru multiple states of a dispense cycle.

The invention is a medical treatment mechanism. Using an organic material which is ignited and inhaled by a patient, such as tobacco or cannabis, a breakable capsule containing the medicine is contained and selectively released so that heat from the ignited organic material activates the medicine. The medicine is released, ideally by the patient breaking the capsule, the medicine is inhaled by the patient for treatment of a medical condition.

The present disclosure provides a nasal delivery device with a device body that includes a trigger end and an outlet end. The nasal delivery device also includes a trigger assembly coupled to the trigger end of the device body, a drug container supported by the device body, and a spring-loaded activator assembly supported by the device body and disposed between the trigger assembly and the drug container.

An inhaler for powdered medicaments is provided. It consists of a substantially smoking pipe-shaped hollow body that has a first portion, for housing a cartridge of powdered medicament, and a second portion for delivering the medicament by means of an airstream that carries the powder from an inner drop region along a delivery duct whose end is suitable to be placed in a patient's mouth, the intake of the air being achieved through at least three air intakes arranged symmetrically with respect to the longitudinal midplane of the inhaler, which includes a support base for the cartridge in which oriented flow channels are formed that extend between the three air intakes and the inner powder drop region.

Various exemplary drug holders (102, 200) for drug delivery devices (100), drug products utilizing the same, and methods of using drug holders for drug delivery devices are provided. In general, a nasal drug delivery device is configured to dispense therefrom at least one dose of a drug therefrom into a nose. The drug delivery device includes a drug holder that contains the drug therein that is delivered out of the drug delivery device. The drug holder can include two cavities (208, 210) therein that are fluidically sealed from one another prior to use of the drug delivery device to cause drug delivery. A first one of the cavities includes the drug therein, and a second one of the cavities includes a drug or air therein.

The invention provides a unit dose dispenser in the form of a blister containing a dry powder for inhalation. The blister comprises a base material in which a cavity is formed comprising a bowl that contains the powder and a channel that opens into the bowl. The channel contains a tube that has separate sections that provide an air outlet and an air inlet. The air outlet is further from the bowl than the air inlet. The upper side of the tube is flat and level with the top of the channel A lid material, such as a foil or foil laminate, seals the cavity. The blister has a detachable portion which, when removed, exposes the air inlet and the air outlet. A process for making the unit dose dispensers is also provided, which is based on the conventional process for manufacturing blister strips for dry powder inhalers.

The application is directed to a mesh nebulizer and related system including a dosing unit for providing a predetermined amount of a therapeutic agent, wherein the therapeutic agent is delivered in a portion container to be opened by pressure. The dosing unit comprises an uptake chamber with a dosing opening for dispensing the therapeutic agent, an opening for inserting a portion container and a locking body for the opening. The locking body is adapted to be moved from an open position in which the locking body releases the opening to a closed position in which the locking body closes the opening. The locking body is further adapted to be moved from the closed position to a drainage position in which the locking body applies pressure to the portion container to open the portion container and release the therapeutic agent.