Patent · US Expired

Indicating device

US7143908B2 · kind B2 · utility

17Cited by
12References
20Claims
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Filing dateMar 9, 2006
Grant dateDec 5, 2006
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Expiry dateMar 9, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06M1/163
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A device for dispensing metered dosages of a substance from a container includes a dispenser housing having a longitudinally extending cavity defined at least in part by a wall and a support block spaced from the wall. The container is disposed in the cavity of the dispenser housing and is container reciprocally moveable within the dispenser housing along a longitudinal axis. An indicating device is disposed in the dispenser housing and includes an annular member disposed around a first end of the container with a valve stem of the container extending beyond the annular member. The indicating device includes at least one indicator member rotatable about an axis of rotation. At least a portion of the indicating device is fixedly connected to the container and is reversibly removable with the container from the dispenser housing.

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