Dose counter with lockout mechanism
US9480803B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 15, 2014 |
| Grant date | Nov 1, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 27, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M15/0096
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A medicament dispenser, in particular a metered dose inhaler, which is able to count the number of time the dispenser is activated and then disable the device, which then prevents any additional medicament from being dispensed. Additional embodiments include a medicament dispenser which are adapted to display either the number of activations that have occurred or the number of activations remaining.
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