US 12,310,404 B2
Aerosol-generating system comprising integrated piercing element
Jonathan Hogwood, Royston (GB); Stuart Michael Ruan Jones, Royston (GB); John Antony Stephenson, Cambridge (GB); David Edington, St Albans (GB); and Christopher Coulson, London (GB)
Assigned to Philip Morris Products S.A., Neuchatel (CH)
Filed by Philip Morris Products S.A., Neuchatel (CH)
Filed on Apr. 5, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/222,415.
Application 17/222,415 is a division of application No. 15/555,702, granted, now 10,994,085, previously published as PCT/EP2016/056572, filed on Mar. 24, 2016.
Claims priority of application No. 15161532 (EP), filed on Mar. 27, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2021/0219614 A1, Jul. 22, 2021
Int. Cl. A24F 40/46 (2020.01); A24F 40/30 (2020.01); A24F 40/42 (2020.01); A61M 11/04 (2006.01); A61M 15/00 (2006.01); A61M 15/06 (2006.01); A24F 40/10 (2020.01)
CPC A24F 40/46 (2020.01) [A24F 40/42 (2020.01); A61M 11/042 (2014.02); A61M 15/0021 (2014.02); A61M 15/0035 (2014.02); A61M 15/06 (2013.01); A24F 40/10 (2020.01); A24F 40/30 (2020.01); A61M 2205/8206 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An aerosol-generating system, comprising:
an aerosol-generating device comprising a heater element; and
an aerosol-generating article configured to engage with the aerosol-generating device and comprising:
a medicament source,
a volatile delivery enhancing compound source,
at least one frangible barrier sealing the medicament source and the volatile delivery enhancing compound source,
at least one piercing element disposed on a wall of the aerosol-generating article, and
at least one resilient member provided inside the aerosol-generating article,
wherein the medicament source and the volatile delivery enhancing compound source are moveable relative to the at least one piercing element,
wherein the at least one piercing element is configured to pierce the at least one frangible barrier when activated by a user,
wherein the medicament source and the volatile delivery enhancing compound source are disposed on the at least one resilient member, and
wherein the at least one resilient member is configured such that movement of the at least one resilient member towards the at least one piercing element allows the at least one piercing element to pierce the at least one frangible barrier.