Dose counter for inhaler and method for counting doses

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10086156
APP PUB NO 20150238714A1
SERIAL NO

14699567

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A dose counter for a metered dose inhaler includes an incremental counting system for counting doses. The incremental counting system has a main body, an actuator arranged to be driven in response to canister motion and to drive an incremental output member in response to canister motion. The actuator and incremental output member are configured to have predetermined canister fire and count configurations in a canister fire sequence. The canister fire configuration is determined by a position of the actuator relative to a datum at which the canister fires medicament and the count configuration is determined by a position of the actuator relative to the datum at which the incremental count system makes an incremental count. The actuator is arranged to reach a position in the count configuration at or after a position in the canister fire configuration.

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IVAX PHARMACEUTICALS IRELANDWATERFORD

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Buck, Daniel Co. Waterford, IE 63 312
Clancy, Paul Waterford, IE 30 210
Fenlon, Derek Co. Wexford, IE 39 198
Hazenberg, Jan Geert Co. Kilkenny, IE 35 213
Kaar, Simon Co. Cork, IE 26 173
Karg, Jeffrey A Hopkinton, US 51 489
Uschold, Robert Charles Leominster, US 40 170
Walsh, Declan Co. Kilkenny, IE 44 245

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