Patent ID: 8915401

Claim:
A unit for dispensing a dosage of a material contained in a source container, for use with a dosage-dispensing device having a holder device that holds the dosage-dispensing unit and the source container, the holder device being supported by constraints that allow movement in a prescribed direction, the dosage-dispensing unit comprising: a cylindrical sidewall, adapted on an interior surface for releasably connecting the source container; a bottom portion, which, together with the sidewall, delimits an interior space; an outlet orifice, formed in the bottom portion and having a central longitudinal axis that is oriented at a predetermined angle relative to the prescribed direction of movement; and a surface region, formed on an internal surface of the bottom portion that faces the interior space, the surface region comprising a circular arc extending from the central longitudinal axis towards the sidewall, with a center of the circular arc arranged at a perpendicular distance from the central longitudinal axis, so that the predetermined angle, as measured between the circular arc and the central longitudinal axis is smaller than 90°.