Dosage counting devices
US7191918B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 22, 2002 |
| Grant date | Mar 20, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 12, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06M1/041
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Apparatus comprising a housing (1) defining a portion (2) for receiving in use a dose-dispensing container (20), the housing containing a dose counter comprising at least one annular counter member (241, 242) and a helix-like coil (243), wherein one or more projections (255) are provided on the helix-like coil for operatively connecting the helix-like coil and the at least one annular counter member, wherein movement of the received dose-dispensing container acts to compress the helix-like coil to thereby rotate the at least one annular counter member.
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