Dry powder inhaler dose counters

US10953166B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Adamis Pharmaceuticals Corporation · US

Inventors

• Bryan E. Rolfs · Chicago, US
• Benjamin L. Rush · Wilmette, US
• Jonathan D. Toback · Chicago, US
• Peter D. Hodson · Breaston, GB
• Stephen W. Stein · Saint Paul, US
• Michael K. Domroese · Woodbury, US

Key dates

• Filing date: May 4, 2018
• Grant date: Mar 23, 2021
• Expiry date: Apr 4, 2039

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61M2202/064
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Dry powder inhaler dose counters capable of making a display move swiftly between digits. In contrast to the progressive movement that occurs in simple gearing mechanisms, there is provided a dry powder inhalation device comprising a housing defining a chamber, a patient port in communication with said chamber, an elongate carrier carrying medicament, an advancement mechanism for advancing a length of the elongate carrier into the chamber, a displacement sensor that advances in association with continuous advancement of the elongate carrier, and a transfer component that converts the advancement of the displacement sensor into intermittent motion of a units dose display.