INHALATION DEVICES

摘要

An actuator for an inhaler for delivering medicament by inhalation, comprising: a housing (11) for receiving a canister (5) comprising a body (23) which defines a chamber containing medicament and a valve stem (25) which extends from the body (23); and a priming mechanism (7) for priming the actuator such as to be actuatable by a user, wherein the priming mechanism (7) comprises a support member (27) which includes a nozzle block (31) for receiving the valve stem (25) of the canister (5) and which is movable relative to the housing (11) between a first, inoperative position in which the canister (5) is inactuatable and a second, primed position in which the canister (5) is actuatable.