| 摘要 |
An inhaler device for powdered medicaments that comprises a body 5 that has a recess 50 for holding a capsule containing a powdered medicament to be inhaled, at least one air passage that is tangentially disposed to the recess, a mouthpiece 30 that includes a coaxially disposed inhalation passage 70 that is adapted to communicate with the recess of the body, and capsule-piercing means on the body for piercing the capsule when loaded in the recess so that the medicament is released when air is drawn through the air passage(s) into the recess and swirled about therein, wherein the capsule-piercing means comprises a pair of opposed spring biased push-buttons that each include at least one piercing element and the mouthpiece 30 is pivotally attached 75 to the edge of the body 15 so that it is pivotable between an open loading position and a closed dispensing position about an axis that is perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the inhaler. |
