| CPC A61M 15/0051 (2014.02) [A61M 15/0003 (2014.02); A61M 15/0021 (2014.02); A61M 2202/064 (2013.01)] | 26 Claims |
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1. A dry powder inhaler configured to deliver a first powder medicament and a second powder medicament different from the first powder medicament, the dry powder inhaler comprising:
a blister pack; and
a medicament delivery assembly,
wherein the blister pack comprises:
an elongated strip having blister pockets including a first series of blister pockets and a second series of blister pockets, wherein the first series and the second series are parallel with each other and extend along a length direction of the strip such that the first series and the second series overlap each other along the length direction, the first powder medicament being contained in the first series of blister pockets, and the second powder medicament being contained in the second series of blister pockets, wherein the strip is friable along a friable portion, the friable portion being elongated so as to have a length dimension extending along the length direction of the strip and arranged between the first series and the second series, and wherein the strip is folded along said friable portion to define a fold line extending in the length direction of the strip,
wherein the medicament delivery assembly is configured to:
separate the first series from the second series along the friable portion while the strip is folded along the friable portion by breaking the friable portion along the length dimension; and
access the blister pockets to permit a subject to inhale the first and second powder medicaments therefrom.
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