Inhaler with a dose counter
US6769601B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 16, 2003 |
| Grant date | Aug 3, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 16, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2202/064
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A multiple-dose powder inhaler comprising an inhaler body defining a medicament container, an air channel, a mouthpiece, a rotatable metering drum with one or more peripheral dosing recesses and a dose counter for indicating the number of metered doses of medicament that have been dispensed from, or remain in, the medicament container. The inhaler is useful, for example, in the treatment of asthma.
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