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Device for dispensing fluid medicine

US6814265B2 · kind B2 · utility

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3Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 19, 2004
Grant dateNov 9, 2004
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Expiry dateFeb 19, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61F9/0008
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A device for dispensing fluid medicine includes a housing having an opening leading to an interior, a first aperture, and a second aperture. The device also includes a plastic dropper bottle at least partially disposed in the interior through the opening. The bottle has a container holding fluid medicine to be dispensed and a nozzle with a third aperture in fluid communication with the container. The device further includes a drop counter switch disposed in the housing and a lever rotationally coupled to the housing. The lever has a first flange disposed in the first aperture for causing the bottle to dispense fluid through the third aperture. The lever also has a second flange disposed in the second aperture for operative engagement with the drop counter switch upon the first flange causing the bottle to dispense fluid through the third aperture.

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