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).
Do not swallow SPIRIVA capsules. Important Information about using your SPIRIVA HandiHaler. 1  Do not swallow SPIRIVA capsules. 2  SPIRIVA capsules should only be used with the HandiHaler device and inhaled through your mouth (oral inhalation). 3  Do not use your HandiHaler device to take any other medicine. Only use SPIRIVA capsules with the HandiHaler device. 2  Do not use the HandiHaler device to take any other medicine. 3  SPIRIVA HandiHaler comes as a powder in a SPIRIVA capsule that fits the HandiHaler device. 4  Each SPIRIVA capsule, containing only a small amount of SPIRIVA powder, is one full dose of medicine.