Title:
服用量カウンタ機構
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2010512955
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
An apparatus for counting doses of a dispenser (12) is provided which includes a housing (14) for releasably attaching to the dispenser; and, a dose counter (30) operatively connected to the housing. The dose counter displays indicia relating to doses of the dispenser. The dose counter may be manually adjusted or configured to be automatically adjusted to permit counting of the number of times the housing is separated from the dispenser. The number of separations will indicate the number of doses administered by the dispenser. Advantageously, with the subject invention, a dose counter is provided which counts doses separately from the actuation of the dispenser/ With the dose counter being separate from the dispenser, the dose counter may be reused with a plurality of dispensers. As will be appreciated by those skilled in the art, the invention may apply to various dispensers, but is particularly well-suited for use with inhalers.
Inventors:
Brown, scott
Tsev, alexander
Miguel's, Stephen
Mac, Henry Jay. Jr.
Gotriboim, Mikhail
Chang, In-Young
Tsev, alexander
Miguel's, Stephen
Mac, Henry Jay. Jr.
Gotriboim, Mikhail
Chang, In-Young
Application Number:
JP2009542941A
Publication Date:
April 30, 2010
Filing Date:
December 21, 2007
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Schering Corporation
International Classes:
A61M11/00; A61K9/12; A61K31/137; A61K31/167; A61K31/185; A61K31/277; A61K31/44; A61K31/4439; A61K31/4704; A61K31/4709; A61K45/00; A61K45/06; A61M11/08; A61M15/00; A61P11/00; A61P11/06; G06M1/04; G06M1/24; G06M1/272
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Foreign References:
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Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Hidesaku Yamamoto
Takaaki Yasumura
Natsuki Morishita
Takaaki Yasumura
Natsuki Morishita