Inhaler

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5487378
SERIAL NO

08078151

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An inhaler for dispensing droplets of liquid medicament to a patient comprising a body having a mouthpiece or nasal adaptor and a reservoir of liquid medicament in communication with an aerosol generator. The aerosol generator includes a chamber for the liquid medicament and a nozzle arrangement having a plurality of orifices. Means are provided for cyclically pressurizing the liquid medicament in the chamber such that liquid from the chamber is periodically expelled through the orifices of the nozzle arrangement as atomizer droplets of liquid medicament. Dosage control means are also provided for deactivating the aerosol generator after a predetermined time or after a predetermined volume of liquid medicament has been expelled from the chamber.

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MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANYP O BOX 33427 ST PAUL MN 55133-3427

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Baum, Eric A Loughborough, GB3 7 917
Creeke, Murray A Saffron Walden, GB3 2 339
Emerton, Neil Riverside, GB3 49 3696
Hodson, Peter D Trowell, GB3 61 2049
Houzego, Peter J Oakington, GB3 10 1014
Jensen, Borge R Brussels, BE 4 379
Robertson, Paul A Chishall, GB3 12 611

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