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Dispenser with doses' counter

US7107986B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 19, 2003
Grant dateSep 19, 2006
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Expiry dateJan 31, 2024

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 having a support; a container, locatable within said housing, having an outlet, wherein said container dispenses through said outlet in response to movement of the container relative to the housing; and an actuation indicator having an indexing mechanism actuatable by movement of the container relative to the housing. A couple mechanism is provided which couples the indexing mechanism to the container to compensate for any variation in pre-actuation positionings of the indexing mechanism and container.

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