EP 1383594 A1 20040128 - DEAGGLOMERATOR APPARATUS AND METHOD
Title (en)
DEAGGLOMERATOR APPARATUS AND METHOD
Title (de)
DEAGGLOMERIERVORRICHTUNG UND -VERFAHREN
Title (fr)
PROCEDE ET APPAREIL DE DESAGGLOMERATION
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 0213565 W 20020501
- US 28785901 P 20010501
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO02087737A1] A deagglomerator apparatus and method are provided for deagglomerating material such as micron-sized, dry medicament powder (M). The deagglomerator apparatus includes a horn member (HM) having a tip portion (TP,TP1) wherein the tip portion defines a recess(R1) for holding the material. A vibrator mechanism is attached to the horn member and is operable for utilizing power from a generator (G) for vibrating the horn member, tip portion and recess wherein the recess vibrates at a frequency suitable for deagglomeration of agglomerated material held by within the recess. In a preferred embodiment, the material is held by a substrate which can be positioned at least partially into the recess. The deagglomerator apparatus and method can be used for deagglomerating material such that it includes particles of a respirable size, preferably less than approximately ten (10) microns (when referenced to unit density of 1 gram/cm3).
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
A61J 3/02 (2006.01); A61K 9/14 (2006.01); A61M 15/00 (2006.01); B01F 11/02 (2006.01); B02C 19/16 (2006.01); B02C 19/18 (2006.01); B01F 3/18 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
A61M 15/001 (2014.02); A61M 15/0045 (2013.01); A61M 15/0048 (2014.02); B01F 31/86 (2022.01); B01F 23/60 (2022.01)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 02087737A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 02087737 A1 20021107; EP 1383594 A1 20040128; JP 2004533917 A 20041111
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 0213565 W 20020501; EP 02724001 A 20020501; JP 2002585071 A 20020501