Patent ID: 9289565
Filing Date: 2016-03-22
CPC Classification: A61M

Claim Text:
1. A medical dispenser, comprising: an outlet; a plurality of sealed compartments configured to contain medicament to be sequentially aligned with and dispensed through said outlet; an actuator movable between a first position and a second position, wherein movement of the actuator from the first position towards the second position causes mechanical energy to be built up, and wherein the arrival of the actuator at the second position causes the built-up mechanical energy to be released and converted into an indexing movement of the compartments; a track configured to move with the actuator; an indexing mechanism for sequentially aligning the compartments with the outlet, wherein the indexing mechanism is operatively connected to the actuator, wherein said mechanical energy is built up in the indexing mechanism; a counteracting member having a counteracting position, in which the counteracting member temporarily prevents said mechanical energy from being released, and a release position, in which the mechanical energy is released whereby the indexing mechanism is allowed to advance the compartments, wherein the counteracting member is operatively connected to the actuator such that the counteracting member reaches said release position when the actuator reaches said second position, wherein the counteracting member includes a brake configured to prevent the compartments from moving and a follower connected to the brake and configured to travel along said track in response to the movement of the actuator, wherein, when the follower reaches a point of release, the connected brake is released.