WO2007077450A3 - Dose counter with an odometer type display - Google Patents

Dose counter with an odometer type display Download PDF

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WO2007077450A3
WO2007077450A3 PCT/GB2007/000019 GB2007000019W WO2007077450A3 WO 2007077450 A3 WO2007077450 A3 WO 2007077450A3 GB 2007000019 W GB2007000019 W GB 2007000019W WO 2007077450 A3 WO2007077450 A3 WO 2007077450A3
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dose counter
indicator dial
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indicator
index
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Nicholas John Campling
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42 Technology Ltd
Nicholas John Campling
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
    • A61M15/00—Inhalators
    • A61M15/0065—Inhalators with dosage or measuring devices
    • A61M15/0068—Indicating or counting the number of dispensed doses or of remaining doses
    • A61M15/007—Mechanical counters
    • A61M15/0071—Mechanical counters having a display or indicator
    • A61M15/0076—Mechanical counters having a display or indicator on a drum
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
    • A61M15/00—Inhalators
    • A61M15/0065—Inhalators with dosage or measuring devices
    • A61M15/0066—Inhalators with dosage or measuring devices with means for varying the dose size
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
    • A61M15/00—Inhalators
    • A61M15/0065—Inhalators with dosage or measuring devices
    • A61M15/0068—Indicating or counting the number of dispensed doses or of remaining doses
    • A61M15/007—Mechanical counters
    • A61M15/0071—Mechanical counters having a display or indicator
    • A61M15/0073—Mechanical counters having a display or indicator on a ring
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
    • A61M15/00—Inhalators
    • A61M15/0065—Inhalators with dosage or measuring devices
    • A61M15/0068—Indicating or counting the number of dispensed doses or of remaining doses
    • A61M15/0081—Locking means
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
    • A61M15/00—Inhalators
    • A61M15/009—Inhalators using medicine packages with incorporated spraying means, e.g. aerosol cans
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06M—COUNTING MECHANISMS; COUNTING OF OBJECTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G06M1/00—Design features of general application
    • G06M1/04—Design features of general application for driving the stage of lowest order
    • G06M1/041—Design features of general application for driving the stage of lowest order for drum-type indicating means
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06M—COUNTING MECHANISMS; COUNTING OF OBJECTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G06M1/00—Design features of general application
    • G06M1/14—Design features of general application for transferring a condition from one stage to a higher stage
    • G06M1/16—Design features of general application for transferring a condition from one stage to a higher stage self-operating, e.g. by Geneva mechanism
    • G06M1/163—Design features of general application for transferring a condition from one stage to a higher stage self-operating, e.g. by Geneva mechanism with drums
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06M—COUNTING MECHANISMS; COUNTING OF OBJECTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G06M1/00—Design features of general application
    • G06M1/22—Design features of general application for visual indication of the result of count on counting mechanisms, e.g. by window with magnifying lens
    • G06M1/24—Drums; Dials; Pointers
    • G06M1/241—Drums

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Abstract

A dose counter (30) for a medicament delivery device -comprises a rotatable indicator dial (7) , and an index mechanism for incr-ementally rotating the indicator dial when the medicament is dispensed. The index mechanism comprises an index element (8) and a locking element (19, 14) that is moveable from a first position in which it locks rotation of the indicator dial to a second unlocked position in which it allows rotation of the indicator dial when the index element engages the indicator dial. The dose counter comprises a further indicator dial (6) . In other aspects, the dose counter (30) includes a blanking element (23) to blank the indicator dials (6, 7) and/or a viewing window (24) when all of the doses have been dispensed. Yet another aspect relates to the use of a modified escapement mechanism (17, 10a, 10b) to convert the linear actuation of the device in rotary motion of the dose counter dial (6) .
PCT/GB2007/000019 2006-01-04 2007-01-03 Dose counter with an odometer type display WO2007077450A2 (en)

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GBGB0600070.7A GB0600070D0 (en) 2006-01-04 2006-01-04 Dose counter
GB0600070.7 2006-01-04

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WO2007077450A3 true WO2007077450A3 (en) 2007-08-30

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US4531051A (en) * 1984-01-30 1985-07-23 Westinghouse Electric Corp. Meter register with incremental indicia wheel movement
EP1386630A1 (en) * 2002-07-31 2004-02-04 CHIESI FARMACEUTICI S.p.A. Powder inhaler
WO2004026380A2 (en) * 2002-09-21 2004-04-01 Aventis Pharma Limited Inhaler
EP1237603B1 (en) * 1999-11-26 2004-09-01 Ernst Hörlins Ingenjörsbyra AB Counting mechanism, and spray dose inhaler with said counting mechanism
WO2005079727A2 (en) * 2004-02-16 2005-09-01 Glaxo Group Limited Counter for use with a medicament dispenser
WO2005084736A2 (en) * 2004-03-08 2005-09-15 Friedrich Sanner Gmbh & Co. Kg Spraying device for the dosed delivery of sprayable substances, especially for applying non-powdery pharmaceutical active substances
FR2869708A1 (en) * 2004-04-29 2005-11-04 Valois Sas Indicator for fluid or powdered product dispenser has counter with elastic element in form of two flexible tongues engaging with counter teeth
WO2005113044A1 (en) * 2004-05-21 2005-12-01 Bespak Plc Dispensing apparatus with dosage counter

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US4531051A (en) * 1984-01-30 1985-07-23 Westinghouse Electric Corp. Meter register with incremental indicia wheel movement
EP1237603B1 (en) * 1999-11-26 2004-09-01 Ernst Hörlins Ingenjörsbyra AB Counting mechanism, and spray dose inhaler with said counting mechanism
EP1386630A1 (en) * 2002-07-31 2004-02-04 CHIESI FARMACEUTICI S.p.A. Powder inhaler
WO2004026380A2 (en) * 2002-09-21 2004-04-01 Aventis Pharma Limited Inhaler
WO2005079727A2 (en) * 2004-02-16 2005-09-01 Glaxo Group Limited Counter for use with a medicament dispenser
WO2005084736A2 (en) * 2004-03-08 2005-09-15 Friedrich Sanner Gmbh & Co. Kg Spraying device for the dosed delivery of sprayable substances, especially for applying non-powdery pharmaceutical active substances
FR2869708A1 (en) * 2004-04-29 2005-11-04 Valois Sas Indicator for fluid or powdered product dispenser has counter with elastic element in form of two flexible tongues engaging with counter teeth
WO2005113044A1 (en) * 2004-05-21 2005-12-01 Bespak Plc Dispensing apparatus with dosage counter

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