Dispensing apparatus with dosage counter
US7780038B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 23, 2005 |
| Grant date | Aug 24, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 24, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06M1/163
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A dispensing apparatus (1) comprising a housing containing a dosage counter comprising at least two annular members (11, 13) and a cog (12), each being mounted rotationally. The housing is suitable for receiving, in use, a container (1) containing a product for dispensation. Each actuation of the apparatus causes the first annular member to incrementally rotate which, after a predetermined number of actuations of the apparatus, causes the cog to rotate, the rotation of the cog causing the second annular member to incrementally rotate.
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