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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2022
Filed:
May. 09, 2019
Acasti Pharma, Inc., Laval, CA;
Pierre Lemieux, Laval, CA;
Simon Despins, Laval, CA;
Sarya Aziz, Laval, CA;
Nicolas Bissuel, Laval, CA;
François Lemieux, Laval, CA;
ACASTI PHARMA, INC., Laval, CA;
Abstract
An apparatus for metering and dispensing a predetermined amount of a viscous substance includes an inlet fluidly connected to a supply flow path that branches into a metering flow path and a first dispensing flow path which branches into a second dispensing flow path that is angled relative to the first dispensing flow path. The apparatus also includes a supply valve disposed in the supply flow path, a dispensing valve disposed in the first dispensing flow path and the second dispensing flow path, a metering piston disposed in the metering flow path, and a dispensing piston. A method of metering and dispensing a volume of a viscous substance is also provided.