Patent ID: 6041779
Filing Date: 2000-03-28
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
A device for dispensing a powdered medicament by inhalation, comprising a medicament container (1) which contains a plurality of medicament doses; an air channel (2) through which air is drawn via a mouthpiece; a metering member (4) equipped with a dosing recess (3), the metering member being movable from a first position, in which the dosing recess is filled with powder coming from the medicament container, to a second position, in which the dosing recess is in the air channel; and means for indicating the number of doses remaining in the medicament container, characterized in that said indicator means comprise a mechanism to detect whether or not the dosing recess (3) is substantially free of medicament powder upon the return of the metering member (4) from the second position to the first position.