Patent ID: 8944285
Filing Date: 2015-02-03
Classification: A61M,G06M

Abstract:
1. A dispensing device for dispensing metered dosages of a medicament from a container: an indicator housing comprising an interior and an opening communicating with said interior; a first actuator disposed within said interior and comprising a resilient arm member defining a pawl portion, wherein said first actuator is reciprocally moveable between an actuated position and an at-rest position; a spring disposed in said indicator housing, said spring biasing said first actuator towards said at-rest position; a ratchet gear rotatably disposed in said indicator housing, wherein said ratchet gear is rotatable in response to said movement of said first actuator between said actuated and said at-rest position; an indicator rotatably disposed in said indicator housing, wherein said indicator is rotatable in response to said rotation of said ratchet gear; and a second actuator shaped to be received through said opening in said indicator housing, said second actuator and said indicator housing moveable relative to each other between first and second positions, wherein said second actuator is inserted through said opening, contacts said first actuator and moves said first actuator to said actuated position when said second actuator and said indicator housing are moved to said second position, and wherein said first actuator is biased to said at-rest position by said spring when said second actuator and said indicator housing are moved to said first position.