The invention concerns a device (1) for the inhalation of at least one drug
from a gas canister (98) having a nozzle (96) by a person suffering from
asthma or bronchospasm, the device comprising a gas container (10) having
at least one wall (12), the wall surrounding a gas containment chamber
(14) adapted to contain gas at a pressure larger than atmospheric
pressure, the gas container (10) further having an inlet (16) adapted for
connection to the nozzle (96) of the gas canister (98), the gas container
(10) further having an outlet (18) with an outlet valve (20) adapted to
allow the person to inhale gas from the device through the outlet; wherein
the outlet valve (20) is adapted to be activated by the inhalation of the
person independent of the activation of the gas canister (98). This
invention allows the person to activate the gas canister, and pause before
inhalation. The invention is adapted to facilitate coordination for the
patient inhaling.
