Abstract: The invention relates to a method and an arrangement pertaining to a swing damper, particularly a swing damper (10) for supporting tools/implements (5) suspended from a crane jib (1) or the like. The swing damper (10) includes a first swing joint/bearing (3) with a first brake arrangement (21, 22, 45) and a second swing joint/bearing (4) with a second brake arrangement (31, 32, 46). The desired degree of braking and/or the fixing of the desired swing position is/are achieved by operating a controller (50) operating between the first brake arrangement and the second brake arrangement.

Abstract: An electro-dose constitutes a metered medical powder and is formed from an electro-powder constituting an active powder substance or a dry powder medical formulation being transferred onto a device member forming a dose carrier. The electro-dose prepared from an electro-powder presents a fine particle fraction (FPF) having of the order 50% or more of its content with a particle size between 0.5-5 ?m. The electro-powder of such a metered electro-dose further provides electrostatic properties regarding absolute specific charge per mass after charging of the order 0.1 to 25 ?C/g and presents a charge decay rate constant Q50 of more than 0.1 sec with a tap density of less than 0.8 g/ml and a water activity aw of less than 0.5. The electro-dose porosity is adjusted to obtain an optimized porosity value in percent of 75 to 99.9 calculated as 100?100×(Densityelectro-dose/Densityelectro-powder).

Abstract: A powder distribution device for transporting and mixing a fine powder with a gas is disclosed. The device presents a distribution member forming a connection between a source of fine powder and a discharge opening. The distribution member has a first inlet portion (10) and an outlet portion (12) for a stream of a first gas (1) mixed with the fine powder. The main body of the distribution member constitutes a porous body portion (16) being surrounded by a second gas (2). If a pressure gradient is created between the second gas (2) and the first gas (1), i.e. the first gas (1) being at a slightly lower pressure, the second gas (2) will leak trough the porous body (16) and thereby preventing powder, in the mix of the first gas and fine powder, from sticking or clogging within the distribution member, which thereby forms an active non-sticking wall relative to of the fine powder.

Abstract: A method and a process are disclosed for preparation of medical electro-powders. The electro-powder results from preparations of chemical and biological substances to form electro-powders suitable for electrostatic charging and dosing for functionality in a dry powder inhaler device. The electro-powder resulting from the method and process forms an active powder substance or a dry powder medical formulation with a fine particle fraction representing of the order 50% or more of the content having a size ranging between 0.5-5 &mgr;m and provides electrostatic properties with an absolute specific charge per mass after charging of the order 0.1×10−6 to 25×10−6 C/g and presenting a charge decay rate constant Q50>0.1 sec with a tap density of less than 0.8 g/ml and a water activity aw of less than 0.5.

Abstract: A dosing device of an inhaler for administration of a pharmaceutical composition during a prolonged time period is disclosed. The principle of the inspiratory administration is basically utilizing known techniques for administering of the pharmaceutical composition, whereby the fine powder to be administered is gathered as extended doses (15, 16) of powder onto a surface of a dosing member. The disposable dosing member (10) contains a number of prefabricated dose strings to be accessed. A dosing element (7) having an adapted opening moves along an extended string of the dosing member during the administration to in this manner prolong the time period, during which the pharmaceutical composition is released from the dosing member (10) into an air-stream of the inhaler during the inspiration. The relative motion of the dosing element (7) is either obtained by rotating the dosing member itself or moving the dosing element along the surface of the dosing member.

Abstract: The invention discloses a method and a device for classification and, if required, electrostatic charging of a resulting separated decomposed powder preferably in the form of a substance intended for inhalation purposes. The classification takes place in that the powder is released from a device decomposing the suitable substance, whereby the powder is given a velocity perpendicular to in applied electric field (8). By adapting the strength of the electric field decomposed powder, i.e. individual particles resembling dust, will by means of the electric field (8) be attracted to a device (9) from which dosing of the individual particles then takes place. Larger particles (agglomerates) then will proceed straight ahead in an initial velocity direction as their kinetic energy is essentially larger than that for the small particles.

Abstract: A powder distribution device for transporting and mixing a fine powder with a gas is disclosed. The device presents a distribution member forming a connection between a source of fine powder and a discharge opening. The distribution member has a first inlet portion (10) and an outlet portion (12) for a stream of a first gas (1) mixed with the fine powder. The main body of the distribution member constitutes a porous body portion (16) being surrounded by a second gas (2). If a pressure gradient is created between the second gas (2) and the first gas (1), i.e. the first gas (1) being at a slightly lower pressure, the second gas (2) will leak trough the porous body (16) and thereby preventing powder, in the mix of the first gas and fine powder, from sticking or clogging within the distribution member, which thereby forms an active non-sticking wall relative to of the fine powder.

Abstract: A powder distribution device for transporting and mixing a fine powder with a gas is disclosed. The device presents a distribution member forming a connection between a source of fine powder and a discharge opening. The distribution member has a first inlet portion (10) and an outlet portion (12) for a stream of a first gas (1) mixed with the fine powder. The main body of the distribution member constitutes a porous body portion (16) being surrounded by a second gas (2). If a pressure gradient is created between the second gas (2) and the first gas (1), i.e. the first gas (1) being at a slightly lower pressure, the second gas (2) will leak trough the porous body (16) and thereby preventing powder, in the mix of the first gas and fine powder, from sticking or clogging within the distribution member, which thereby forms an active non-sticking wall relative to of the fine powder.

Abstract: An inhaler device and a method in which powder for inhalation is jetted off a prepared device surface containing a defined pre-metered quantity of finely divided powder. The jetting function is obtained by a directed air stream pushing or cutting free a medical powder applied to a carrier surface and by creating a stream of air dispersing the powder into inspiratory air at the moment it is being inhaled. The inhaler device includes active (air permeable) porous walls for preventing finely divided powder from sticking to the inner faces of the inhaler device by creating a pressure gradient across the active wall, thus forcing a small flow of air through the active wall thereby keeping the powder from sticking to the inner faces.

Abstract: The invention discloses a method and a device for de-agglomeration and electrostatic charging of a fine powder preferably intended for inhalation purposes. The electrostatic charging takes place by means of tribo, corona and/or inductive charging. The device according to the invention is particularly intended for being able to dose decomposed powder directly into the inspiration air for administering of, for instance, active pharmaceutical substances, alternatively provide a further dosing device with electrostatically charged de-agglomerated powder for an even more controlled dosing of the substance into the inspiration air. De-agglomeration preferably takes place in that two rotating brushes containing powder are touching each other. The bristles are rubbed against each other and thereby decompose the powder agglomerates. The rotation speed of the brushes is suitably optimized to achieve the best possible result for different powder substances.

Abstract: An inhaler device and a method are disclosed in which powder for inhalation is jetted off a prepared device surface containing a defined pre-metered quantity of finely divided powder. The jetting function is obtained by a directed air stream (16) having the characteristic of an air jet pushing or cutting free a medical powder applied to a carrier surface (10) and by creating a stream of air dispersing the powder into a the inspiratory air (3) at the moment it is being inhaled. An inhaler device utilizing the present method is preferably further provided with active (air permeable) porous walls (4) for further preventing finely divided powder from sticking to the inner faces of the inhaler device by creating a pressure gradient across the active wall, thus forcing a small flow of air through the active wall thereby keeping the powder from sticking to the inner faces (4).

Abstract: An inhaler for electrical dosing of pure substances or preparates consisting of chemical and biological substances mainly used as drugs. The inhaler, which comprises a microprocessor thereby offers a flexible and measurable dose for the chemical and biological substances in the form of powders, or in the form of small drops or aerosols. The dosing is done electrically via first field generating member (23) whereby the substance is transmitted to a transmitting member which attracts the substance, from which the substance is then emitted by influence from another electrical field generated by a second field generating member (32), and the substance is finally mixed with air which is conventionally inhaled.