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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 08, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mark H. Greenwood, Arlington Heights, IL (US);
Mariann C. Straub, Winnetka, IL (US);
Gabriel Rodriguez, Jr., Spring Grove, IL (US);
Assignee:
Sapphire Design, Inc., Park Ridge, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/500 ;
Abstract
The present invention discloses an inhalation device for dispensing a medicament. The device includes a housing defining a lumen, and level indicator and dose indicator devices both of which are operably associated with the housing. The level indicator device linearly indicates a remaining amount of medicament, while the dose indicator device indicates a number of doses dispensed for a predetermined time period.