Container, nebulizer and use
AssigneeBoehringer lngelheim International GmbH
InventorsJoachim Eicher, Herbert Graessl, Mike Janetzko, Andree Jung, Martin Meisenheimer, Herbert WACHTEL, Robert Gerhard Winkler, Gilbert Wuttke, Ying Yu
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Abstract
A container, a nebulizer and a use of an indicator device are described, where the container comprises an indicator device fixedly mounted on the bottom of the container, the container is arranged within the nebulizer and the container can be detached by grabbing the indicator device.
Claims21
A container (3) for a nebulizer (1), the container (3) containing a fluid (2), and the container (3) comprising:
- a housing (29);
- and
- an indicator device (25) for at least one of counting, indicating a number of uses performed, and indicating a number of uses still possible with the container (3),
- wherein the indicator device (25) comprises an indicator housing (31) which is inseparably connected with the housing (29) opposite to at least one of an outlet and a head (28) of the container (3), and
- wherein at least one of the indicator device (25) and the indicator housing (31) is connected via ultrasonic forming with the container (3).
A nebulizer (1) for dispensing a fluid (2), the nebulizer (1) comprising a replaceable container (3) containing the fluid (2), the container including:
- a housing (29);
- and
- an indicator device (25) for at least one of counting, indicating a number of uses performed, and indicating a number of uses still possible with the container (3),
- wherein the indicator device (25) comprises an indicator housing (31) which is inseparably connected with the housing (29) opposite to at least one of an outlet and a head (28) of the container (3), and
- wherein at least one of the indicator device (25) and the indicator housing (31) is connected via ultrasonic forming with the container (3).
A method of forming a container (3) for a nebulizer (1), the container (3) containing a fluid (2), and the container (3) comprising:
- (i) a housing (29);
- and (ii) an indicator device (25) for at least one of counting, indicating a number of uses performed, and indicating a number of uses still possible with the container (3), where the indicator device (25) includes an indicator housing (31), the method comprising:
- inseparably connecting the indicator housing (31) with the housing (29) opposite to at least one of an outlet and a head (28) of the container (3), and
- connecting at least one of the indicator device (25) and the indicator housing (31) via ultrasonic forming with the container (3).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.