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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2021
Nippharma Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Shinichi Ono, Tokyo, JP;
NiPPharma Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
[Problem] To provide a drug inhaler equipped with a counter mechanism having a simple and compact configuration. [Solution] In this inhaler, a mount is gradually peeled off one or a plurality of blister strips in coordination with the operation of a blister opening means, and an amount of a powdered drug corresponding to a single dose is sequentially fed to a space enabling inhalation through an inhalation port. The inhalerhas a counter mechanism for presenting the remaining number of the drug that is individually packaged by the blister strip in coordination with the operation of the blister opening means. The counter mechanism includes: a counter dialin which a spiral-shaped rack gearis formed on the reverse surface side, and information indicating the remaining number of the drug is displayed so as to be arranged in a spiral shape along the rack gearon the obverse surface side; and a pinion gearthat fits with the rack gearand that rotates in a given direction in coordination with the operation of the blister opening means.