发明名称 |
Dose counter for a metered-dose inhaler |
摘要 |
Disclosed herein is a dose counter (118) for counting doses of medicament dispensed by or remaining in a metered-dose inhaler. The dose counter comprises: a rotatably mounted gear wheel (130) having a circular arrangement of ratchet teeth (132); a display coupled to the gear wheel, the display having a visible array of dose counting indicia indexable in response to rotary motion of the gear wheel; and an actuator mechanism having a driver (152) for rotatably driving the gear wheel in response to the dispensation of a medicament dose, the driver being arranged to engage the ratchet teeth of the gear wheel. The actuator mechanism comprises a pivotally mounted lever or linkage having an input portion. The lever or linkage is arranged to amplify a linear stroke at the input portion such that a linear stroke of the driver exceeds the linear input stroke. By amplifying the stroke in this way, the risk of undercounting due to insufficient stroke length may, be reduced. |
申请公布号 |
EP2705868(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2014.03.12 |
申请号 |
EP20130005367 |
申请日期 |
2010.07.28 |
申请人 |
IVAX INTERNATIONAL B.V. |
发明人 |
KAAR, SIMON, G.;KARG, JEFFREY, A;JOHNSON, TIMOTHY, NORMAN;USCHOLD, ROBERT, CHARLES |
分类号 |
A61M15/00;G06M1/04 |
主分类号 |
A61M15/00 |
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