Benoit Adamo;John M. Polidoro;P. Spencer Kinsey;Dennis Overfield;Scott McLean;Anthony Bryant;Chad C. Smutney;Carl R. Sahi
发明人:
Chad C. Smutney,P. Spencer Kinsey,Carl R. Sahi,Benoit Adamo,John M. Polidoro,Scott McLean,Dennis Overfield,Anthony Bryant
申请号：
US12484125
公开号：
US08499757B2
申请日:
2009.06.12
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2013
代理人:
摘要：
A breath-powered, dry powder inhaler, a cartridge, and a pulmonary drug delivery system are provided. The dry powder inhaler can be provided with or without a unit dose cartridge for using with the inhaler. The inhaler and/or cartridge can be provided with a drug delivery formulation comprising, for example, a diketopiperazine and an active ingredient, including, peptides and proteins such as insulin and glucagon-like peptide 1 for the treatment of diabetes and/or obesity. The dry powder inhaler is compact； can be provided in various shapes and sizes, colors, and comprises a housing, a mouthpiece, a cartridge placement area, and a mechanism for opening and closing the medicament cartridge. The device is easy to manufacture, provides a pre-metered single unit dose, it is relatively easy to use, and can be reusable or disposable.
