Patents Examined by Michael Mendozn
  • Patent number: 6435176
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a spacer for children primarily intended to be used in conjunction with a metered dose inhaler (MDI), said spacer having a generally oblong shape and being rotationally symmetrical around a central, longitudinal axis and being provided with an opening at each end located centrally in said axis for connection of an meterd dose inhaler respectively of a mouth-piece or similar. The spacer has a small total volume which is in the range between 50 and 400 ml, and the material in the spacer has a surface resitivity which is lower than 109 Ohm, preferably lower than 106 Ohm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2002
    Assignee: Astra Aktiebolag
    Inventors: Elna Birgitta Berg, Hans Jörgen Nilsson