Device and method for opening receptacles having a powder to be fluidized

Device and method for opening receptacles having a powder to be fluidized

A method for aerosolizing a powder, the method comprising : providing a receptacle (118) having a cover (116) with an exterior surface (124) and an interior surface covering a cavity that contains a powder; providing a cutting mechanism (100) having at least one outer blade (104,142) and a plurality...

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Hauptverfasser: RASMUSSEN, DENNIS, TUTTLE, DERRICK, SCHULER, CARLOS, ALSTON W WILLIAM, DEMING R, STEPHEN
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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APPLYING CLOSURE MEMBERS TO BOTTLES JARS, OR SIMILARCONTAINERS
BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS
DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY
DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROMTHE BODY
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
LIQUID HANDLING
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
OPENING CLOSED CONTAINERS
OPENING, CLOSING
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
TRANSPORTING
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Zusammenfassung:A method for aerosolizing a powder, the method comprising : providing a receptacle (118) having a cover (116) with an exterior surface (124) and an interior surface covering a cavity that contains a powder; providing a cutting mechanism (100) having at least one outer blade (104,142) and a plurality of inner blades (170); piercing the cover with the outer blade and the inner blades; moving the outer blade through the cover to cut a portion (122) of the cover and to create an outer opening (114) in the cover, with the cut portion being removed onto the exterior surface and away from the cavity as the opening is created, and simultaneously moving the inner blades (170) through the cover to cut an inner opening (128) in the cover; and drawing air through the outer opening, through the cavity and out the inner opening to extract the powder from the receptacle and to aerosolize the powder.