Patent ID: 6357490
Filing Date: 2002-03-19
Classification: A61J

Abstract:
A method of filling a container with powder, comprising:placing a container in a container receptacle defined by a dosing wheel when the dosing wheel is in a first position, the dosing wheel being movable from the first position to a second position; dispensing a dose of powder into a dosing hole defined by a dosing plate when the dosing plate is in a first dosing plate position, the dosing plate being movably coupled with the dosing wheel and being movable from the first dosing plate position to a second dosing plate position; rotating the dosing wheel such that the dosing wheel is in the second position and thereby causing the dosing plate to move to the second dosing plate position with the dosing hole in registry with the container receptacle; and actuating an ejector member to thereby eject the dose of powder from the dosing hole into the container.