Patent ID: 7143908
Filing Date: 2006-12-05
Classification: A61M,G06M

Abstract:
1. A device for dispensing metered dosages of a substance from a container, said device comprising: a dispenser housing having a longitudinally extending cavity defined at least in part by a wall and a support block spaced from said wall, said support block located at a bottom of said cavity, said support block having a well formed therein and an orifice penetrating said support block and communicating with said well; said container having a first end and a second end opposite said first end, said first end comprising a valve stem extending longitudinally therefrom, said valve stem moveable between a closed position and an open position, said container containing a plurality of metered dosages of said substance, said valve stem dispensing one of said plurality of said metered dosages when said valve stem is moved to the open position, said container disposed in said cavity of said dispenser housing, wherein said valve stem is received within said well, said container reciprocally moveable within said dispenser housing along a longitudinal axis such that said valve stem is moved between said open and closed position by engagement with said well in said support block; and an indicating device disposed in said dispenser housing, said indicating device comprising an annular member disposed around said first end of said container with said valve stem extending beyond said annular member and at least one indicator member rotatable about an axis of rotation, wherein at least a portion of said indicating device is fixedly connected to said container and is reversibly removable with said container from said dispenser housing.