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US 2014/0150778 A1Published application
A Dose Counter
AssigneeCipla Limited
InventorsGeena Malhotra, Xerxes Rao, Shrinivas Madhukar Purandare
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AssigneeCipla Limited
InventorsGeena Malhotra, Xerxes Rao, Shrinivas Madhukar Purandare
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The present invention relates to a dose counter. Particularly, but not exclusively, the invention relates to a dose counter for use with a Metered Dose Inhaler (MDI). The dose counter comprises a rotary counting element (26) and an actuator (2). The actuator (2) is movable relative to the rotary counting element (26) and comprises a shaped part (17) which can move into and out of engagement with a complementary feature (33) of the rotary counting element (26) when the actuator (2) moves between first and second positions. When the shaped part (17) of the actuator (2) is engaged with the complementary feature (33) of the rotary counter element (26), rotation of the rotary counter element (26) is resisted.
A dose counter comprising a rotary counting element and an actuator, the actuator being movable relative to the rotary counting element from a first position to a second position and comprising a shaped part which engages with a complementary feature of the rotary counting element when the actuator is in said first position to resist rotation of the rotary counter element;
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