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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2023
Boehringer Ingelheim International Gmbh, Ingelheim am Rhein, DE;
Heinrich Kladders, Ingelheim am Rhein, DE;
Thomas Wabnitz, Ingelheim am Rhein, DE;
Herbert Graessl, Murrhardt, DE;
Andree Jung, Ingelheim am Rhein, DE;
Gilbert Wuttke, Ingelheim am Rhein, DE;
BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM INTERNATIONAL GMBH, Ingelheim am Rhein, DE;
Abstract
A nebulizer for nebulizing a liquid includes: a container containing multiple doses of the liquid, a housing part for receiving the container, where the container is moveable in an axial stroke within the housing part for withdrawing a dose of the liquid from the container and pressurizing the respective dose for nebulization; and an indicator device for counting or indicating a number of uses performed or still possible with the container, where the indicator device includes an indicator element and an actuator for actuating and/or stepwise moving the indicator element directly, and where the indicator element is rotatably and inseparately connected to the container or a casing thereof and configured to move axially together with the container, and the actuator is rigidly connected to the housing part.