Medicament dispenser
First Claim
1. A medicament dispenser for use with a medicament carrier having multiple distinct medicament doses carried thereby, said dispenser having an internal mechanism for dispensing the distinct medicament doses carried by said medicament carrier, said mechanism comprising, a) receiving means for receiving the medicament carrier;
- b) release means for releasing a distinct medicament dose from the medicament carrier on receipt thereof by said receiving means;
c) an outlet, positioned to be in communication with the medicament dose releasable by said release means;
d) indexing means for individually indexing the distinct medicament doses of the medicament carrier; and
e) counting means for counting each time a distinct medicament dose of the medicament carrier is indexed by said indexing means, wherein said counting means is provided as a distinct electronic counter unit that is reversibly receivable by the medicament dispenser.
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Abstract
A medicament dispenser for use with a medicament carrier having multiple distinct medicament doses carried thereby and an internal mechanism for dispensing the distinct medicament doses carried by the medicament carrier. The mechanism comprises receiving means for receiving the medicament carrier; release means for releasing a distinct medicament dose from the medicament carrier on receipt thereof by the receiving means; an outlet, positioned to be in communication with the medicament dose releasable by the release means; indexing means for individually indexing the distinct medicament doses of the medicament carrier; and counting means for counting each time a distinct medicament dose of the medicament carrier is indexed by the indexing means. The counting means is a distinct electronic counter unit that is reversibly receivable by the medicament dispenser.
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1. A medicament dispenser for use with a medicament carrier having multiple distinct medicament doses carried thereby, said dispenser having an internal mechanism for dispensing the distinct medicament doses carried by said medicament carrier, said mechanism comprising,
a) receiving means for receiving the medicament carrier; -
b) release means for releasing a distinct medicament dose from the medicament carrier on receipt thereof by said receiving means;
c) an outlet, positioned to be in communication with the medicament dose releasable by said release means;
d) indexing means for individually indexing the distinct medicament doses of the medicament carrier; and
e) counting means for counting each time a distinct medicament dose of the medicament carrier is indexed by said indexing means, wherein said counting means is provided as a distinct electronic counter unit that is reversibly receivable by the medicament dispenser. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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16. A medicament dispenser for use with a medicament carrier having multiple distinct medicament doses carried thereby, said dispenser having an internal mechanism for dispensing the distinct medicament doses carried by said medicament carrier, said mechanism comprising,
a) receiving means for receiving the medicament carrier; -
b) release means for releasing a distinct medicament dose from the medicament carrier on receipt thereof by said receiving means;
c) an outlet, positioned to be in communication with the medicament dose releasable by said release means;
d) indexing means for individually indexing the distinct medicament doses of the medicament carrier; and
e) analogue counting means for counting each time a distinct medicament dose of the medicament carrier is indexed by said indexing means, f) manipulating means to manipulate an analogue count indicium provided by said analogue counting means. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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