Dispenser with doses' counter
US6474331B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 31, 2000 |
| Grant date | Nov 5, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 31, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M15/0091
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
There is provided a dispenser suitable for dispensing medicament, particularly medicament for use in the treatment of respiratory disorders. The dispenser comprises a housing (1) having a support (5); a container (2), locatable within said housing (1), having an outlet (3), wherein said container (2) dispenses through said outlet (3) in response to movement of the container (2), relative to the housing (1); and an actuation indicator having an indexing mechanism (13, 43) actuatable by movement of the container (2) relative to the housing (1). A couple mechanism (13, 43) is provided which couples the indexing mechanism (13, 43) to the container (2) to compensate for any variation in pre-actuation positionings of the indexing mechanism and container.
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