An inhaler for administering medicament by inhalation and a method of manufacturing a housing of the same, the inhaler including a housing formed as a single-piece moulding having a first portion (18) which, in normal use, comes into contact with medicament and the mouth or nose of a user through which medicament is inhaled and a second portion (20) which defines at least part of the outer surface of the housing and, in normal use, does not come into contact with medicament or the mouth or nose ...

An inhalation sensor using a thin film pre-stressed diaphragm, senses by optoelectronic means the inhalation and exhalation of air from the nostrils and/or mouth of a patient. The inhalation sensor is used for inhalation therapy by triggering a prescribed dose of therapeutic gas when inhalation takes place. The inhalation sensor can also be used as a monitor to detect apnea (the absence of breathing).

An inhalation device is provided for use with an aerosol container having a body portion and a discharge stem movable with respect to the body portion from a rest position in which discharge is prevented to an operative position in which discharge takes place. The device has a housing for the inhalation device, and an outlet provided in the housing through which a patient can inhale. A restraining and pressure-sensing member is provided in the form of a resiliently flexible plate. The plate has ...

An inhalation device is described for use with a medicament pack in which at least one container for medicament in powder form is defined between two sheets peelably secured to one another. The device comprises means for peeling the sheets apart at an opening station to open the container; and an outlet, communicating with the opened container, through which a user can inhale medicament in powder form from the opened container.

An inhalation device is described for use with a medicament pack in which at least one container for medicament in powder form is defined between two sheets peelably secured to one another. The device comprises means for peeling the sheets apart at an opening station to open the container; and an outlet, communicating with the opened container, through which a user can inhale medicament in powder form from the opened container.

According to the present invention there is provided an inhalation device for dispensing medicament comprising a body (150), the body being shaped for receipt of a medicament carrier (286); and an actuator (10) having a mouthpiece (20), the actuator being reversibly movable between a dispensing position and a storage position; wherein the body includes an air channel (253), and the actuator includes an air hole (225) such that the air channel communicates with the air hole when the actuator is i...

Actuator for an inhaler for delivering medicament by inhalation. The actuator includes a main body having a tubular member for receiving a canister containing medicament and having a valve stem extending therefrom, and an outlet assembly, as a part formed separately of the main body, having a mouthpiece for guiding medicament to the mouth of a user and a nozzle block for receiving the valve stem of the canister and delivering medicament from the canister into the mouthpiece. At least a part of t...

An inhalation device is described for use with a medicament pack in which at least one container for medicament in powder form is defined between two sheets peelably secured to one another. The device comprises means for peeling the sheets apart at an opening station to open the container; and an outlet, communicating with the opened container, through which a user can inhale medicament in powder form from the opened container.

An inhalation device for dispensing a powdered medicament from a medicament-holding container having a first part which is an elongate housing having a passageway for the movement of air therethrough, one end of the housing being an output end adapted for insertion into the mouth or nasal passage of the user thereof, the passageway terminating in an emptying chamber at the output end of the housing, the cross-sectional area of the passageway being less than the cross-sectional area of the emptyi...

An inhalation aid to be used in connection with an aerosol dispenser. The inhalation aid includes a chamber designed with an opening for connection to an aerosol dispenser and an opening including a mouthpiece for drawing the aerosol. The chamber is designed with a variable volume. The chamber is delimited by a conically tapering expansion bellows made of a continuous, elastic material, whereby a simple and tight construction of the inhalation aid is obtainable.