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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2004
Stephen Augustyn, Milton Keynes, GB;
Michael Birsha Davies, Ware, GB;
Stephen James Harvey, Ware, GB;
Paul Kenneth Rand, Ware, GB;
Stephen Augustyn, Milton Keynes, GB;
Michael Birsha Davies, Ware, GB;
Stephen James Harvey, Ware, GB;
Paul Kenneth Rand, Ware, GB;
Glaxo Group Limited, Greenford, Middlesex, GB;
Abstract
There is provided a medicament dispenser for containing plural elongate form medicament carriers, each having multiple distinct medicament dose portions carried thereby, the dispenser having a housing of generally non-circular form, and within said housing a dispensing mechanism for dispensing the distinct medicament dose portions carried by each of said plural medicament carriers. The mechanism comprises at least one receiving station for receiving each of the plural medicament carriers; a release for releasing in combination a distinct medicament dose portion from each of the plural medicament carriers on receipt thereof by said receiving station; an outlet, positioned to be in communication with the distinct medicament dose portions releasable by said release; and at least one indexer for individually indexing the distinct medicament dose portions of each of the plural medicament carriers. The dispenser contains plural elongate form medicament carriers, each having multiple distinct dose portions carried thereby. At least one of said medicament carriers has the form of a continuous loop.