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Indicating device

US7984826B2 · kind B2 · utility

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33Claims
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Filing dateMay 19, 2009
Grant dateJul 26, 2011
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Expiry dateJan 4, 2030

Classification

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

Abstract

A dispensing device for use in dispensing metered dosages of substance from a container includes a dispenser housing having a support block defining a longitudinal axis and an indicator member rotatably disposed in the dispenser housing. The indicator member is rotatable about a rotation axis forming an obtuse angle with the longitudinal axis. An indicating device includes an actuator member moveable along a longitudinal direction and an indicator member rotatably mounted in the indicator housing about a rotation axis forming an obtuse angle with an axis extending in the longitudinal direction. An indicating device includes an indicator housing having an upper surface with an opening formed therein and an actuator ring having a flange moveable through the opening in a longitudinal direction. An indicator member is rotatably mounted in the indicator housing. A medicament assembly and method for dispensing a metered dose of medicament are also provided.

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