In advance of the Monday release of his book, Steve Jobs: A Biography, Isaacson told the CBS News program  60 Minutes  that Jobs said he initially felt the surgery would be too invasive.
The HandiHaler device is an inhalation device used to inhale the dry powder contained in the SPIRIVA capsule. The dry powder is delivered from the HandiHaler device at flow rates as low as 20 L/min. Under standardized in vitro testing, the HandiHaler device delivers a mean of 10.4 mcg tiotropium when tested at a flow rate of 39 L/min for 3.1 seconds (2L total).
SPIRIVA HandiHaler has been helping treat COPD for more than 10 years, and it will continue to be available in this form. The HandiHaler is used to inhale tiotropium, the active ingredient in SPIRIVA, as a dry powder from a capsule, as opposed to the slow-moving mist delivered by the RESPIMAT inhaler.Talk to your doctor about COPD treatment with SPIRIVA.he HandiHaler is used to inhale tiotropium, the active ingredient in SPIRIVA, as a dry powder from a capsule, as opposed to the slow-moving mist delivered by the RESPIMAT inhaler. Talk to your doctor about COPD treatment with SPIRIVA.