Counter for a Drug Dispenser

• US 20120012106A1
• Filed: 02/09/2010
• Published: 01/19/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Naseem Bari
• Original Assignee: Naseem Bari
• Inventors: Bari, Naseem
• Granted Patent: US 9,381,313 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 128/200.23
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 15/0005 with means for agitating the medicament
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 15/008 Electronic counters
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 15/009 using medicine packages with incorporated spraying means, e.g. aerosol cans pocket atomiser of the injector type A61M11/08
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/8206 battery-operated

Abstract

The invention is for a waterproof Inhaler Usage Indicator with or without a replaceable battery (6), to provide a count of the amount of drug remaining inside the canister (4) with the counter (1) still attached to the canister (4). It is not limited to inhalers alone, but any type of canister (4) that dispenses through a nozzle (24) when placed inside an housing (2) in order to count the number of displacements between the canister (4) and housing (2). The status of the drug can be checked at any time by a quick movement of the inhaler in any axis to allow the motion sensor (40, 41) to initiate the display of the amount of remaining drug uses. The counter assembly (1) is attached to the top of the canister (4) and uses the displacement between the canister (4) and housing (2) to count the number of uses.

Claims

5-1. A counter according to claim 1 wherein the count is translated to indicate the status of the contents of the canister onto a display.

7-2. A counter according to claim 1, wherein the motion sensor is configured to detect shaking of the counter.