An apparatus for dispensing medication having a canister containing medication to be dispensed to a user. The canister is movable in both a first and a second direction. The apparatus also includes a mouthpiece that provides a point of egress for the medication. The medication is dispensed to the user when the canister is moved in the first direction. Also included in the apparatus is a switch for completing an electrical circuit. The switch is activated when the canister is moved in the first direction closing the electrical circuit. The electrical circuit is opened when the canister moves in the second direction. A counter module is disclosed for performing a count upon the closure of the electrical circuit. The counter module also displays a dispensation history of the medication in the canister. The apparatus also includes a seal for isolating the counter module from the mouthpiece and the canister.
申请公布号
WO2005009325(A3)
申请公布日期
2005.12.29
申请号
WO2004US23987
申请日期
2004.07.23
申请人
KOS LIFE SCIENCES, INC.;DEATON, DANIEL, M.;RUCKDESCHEL, THOMAS, M.;GENOVA, PERRY;JEWETT, WAREN
发明人
DEATON, DANIEL, M.;RUCKDESCHEL, THOMAS, M.;GENOVA, PERRY;JEWETT, WAREN