Disposable metered dose inhaler with integrated electronic counter
First Claim
1. A disposable medication dispenser comprising, in combination, a canister for storing medication, an electronic circuit for displaying the number of doses remaining in said canister, and a housing for said electronic circuit permanently attached to said canister whereby said housing and said electronic circuit are discarded with said canister when the medication in said canister have been depleted.
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Abstract
A disposable medication inhaler consisting of a medication canister permanently attached to a disposable housing which also encloses electronic counting and display circuitry for indicating the number of doses of medication remaining in the counter, as well as the number of doses administered in a given time period such as the current day or the previous 24 hours. Input means are included for presetting the electronic dose counter to equal the number of doses in the canister at the time the dispenser is assembled. The housing and electronics are disposed with the attached canister when empty.
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16 Claims
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1. A disposable medication dispenser comprising, in combination,
a canister for storing medication, an electronic circuit for displaying the number of doses remaining in said canister, and a housing for said electronic circuit permanently attached to said canister whereby said housing and said electronic circuit are discarded with said canister when the medication in said canister have been depleted.
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13. The method of dispensing medication comprising, in combination, the steps of:
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presetting an electronic counting circuit at a count equal to the number of doses of medicine contained in a medication container;
permanently attaching said counting circuit to said container to form a disposable unitary product consisting of both the container and the electronic counting circuit, using said disposable product to dispense medication until said counting circuit indicates that no doses of medication remain in said container, and thereafter disposing of said disposable unitary product. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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