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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2006
Richard Blacker, London, CA;
Daniel K. Engelbreth, London, CA;
James N. Schmidt, London, CA;
Trudell Medical International, London, CA;
Abstract
A device for dispensing metered dosages of a substance from a container includes a dispenser housing having a longitudinally extending cavity defined at least in part by a wall and a support block spaced from the wall. The container is disposed in the cavity of the dispenser housing and is container reciprocally moveable within the dispenser housing along a longitudinal axis. An indicating device is disposed in the dispenser housing and includes an annular member disposed around a first end of the container with a valve stem of the container extending beyond the annular member. The indicating device includes at least one indicator member rotatable about an axis of rotation. At least a portion of the indicating device is fixedly connected to the container and is reversibly removable with the container from the dispenser housing.