Inhalaatiolaitteen yhteydessä käytettävä venttiili

• Main Authors: KAPLAS, TAPIO ANTTI, VIDGREN, MIKA TAPIO
• Format: Patent
• Language: Finnish; Swedish
• Published: 15.10.1992
• Subjects: DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROMTHE BODY; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE

PCT No. PCT/FI93/00421 Sec. 371 Date Apr. 12, 1995 Sec. 102(e) Date Apr. 12, 1995 PCT Filed Oct. 14, 1993 PCT Pub. No. WO94/08651 PCT Pub. Date Apr. 28, 1994A valve for use in connection with aerosol spacers to be mounted on a metered dose inhaler, characterized in that the valve comprises a frame portion (1) one end of which can be attached to the chamber portion of known aerosol spacers and its other end constitutes a mouthpiece having an air outlet aperture (4) for expiratory air and an air inlet aperture (6) for the air to be inhaled via the inhaler chamber, and a flap (3) which is to be fitted inside the mouthpiece and slides freely in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the mouthpiece so that, upon inhalation, it will open the air inlet aperture (6) and close the air outlet aperture (4) and upon exhalation, it will close the air outlet aperture (4), and upon exhalation, it will open the air outlet aperture (4) and close the air inlet aperture (6).