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Medicament dispenser

US8161968B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 21, 2004
Grant dateApr 24, 2012
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Expiry dateFeb 5, 2028

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61M2202/064
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

There is provided a medicament dispenser for containing plural elongate form medicament carriers, each having multiple distinct medicament dose portions carried thereby, the dispenser having a housing of generally non-circular form, and within said housing a dispensing mechanism for dispensing the distinct medicament dose portions carried by each of said plural medicament carriers. The mechanism comprises at least one receiving station for receiving each of the plural medicament carriers; a release for releasing in combination a distinct medicament dose portion from each of the plural medicament carriers on receipt thereof by said receiving station; an outlet, positioned to be in communication with the distinct medicament dose portions releasable by said release; and at least one indexer for individually indexing the distinct medicament dose portions of each of the plural medicament carriers. The dispenser contains plural elongate form medicament carriers, each having multiple distinct dose portions carried thereby. At least one of said medicament carriers has the form of a continuous loop.

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