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| 20080196713 | Inhalation Devices - An inhaler for delivering medicament by inhalation comprises a canister which comprises a body which includes a base and a head and defines a chamber containing medicament, and a valve stem which extends from the head of the body and from which medicament is in use delivered on actuation of the canister. The inhaler further comprises an actuator comprising a main body comprising a housing receiving the canister, and an actuation mechanism for actuating the canister. The actuation mechanism comprises a loading member which is fitted to the head of the canister body and includes a loading section which is located at a distance spaced from the base of the body of the canister and, in use, acted upon to drive the loading member in an actuating direction from a first, rest position to a second, actuated position in which the canister is actuated to deliver medicament. The actuation mechanism further comprises at least one actuating member which is actuatable by a user to drive the loading member in the actuating direction to the actuated position, such as to actuate the canister to deliver medicament. The at least one actuating member is pivotally coupled to the housing for pivotal movement relative to the housing from a first, rest position to a second, actuated position in which the loading member is driven in the actuating direction to the actuated position, such as to actuate the canister to deliver medicament. The at least one actuating member comprises a gripping element which extends along a length of the housing and is configured to be gripped and depressed by the user in actuating the canister. | 08-21-2008 |
| 20080210230 | Inhalation Devices - An inhaler for delivering medicament by inhalation, comprising: a canister which comprises a body which defines a chamber containing medicament and a valve stem which extends from the body and from which medicament is in use delivered on actuation of the canister; and an actuator comprising a main body comprising a housing receiving the canister and actuating mechanism for actuating the canister, wherein the actuating mechanism comprises a loading member which engages or is comprised in the canister, and at least one actuating member which is depressible by a user to drive the loading member in an actuating direction from a first, rest position to a second, actuated position in which the canister is actuated to deliver medicament, wherein the at least one actuating member is a flexible element which has a first, flexed configuration when the loading member is in the first, rest position and, on depression, is extended in the actuating direction, such as to drive the loading member in the actuating direction from the first, rest position to the second, actuated position. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20080272144 | Fluid Dispenser - A fluid dispenser for dispensing a metered volume of a fluid product having a storage chamber for storing the fluid product in; a dispensing outlet through which the fluid product is dispensable from the dispenser; a metering chamber which is adapted to provide the metered volume of the fluid product for dispensing through the dispensing outlet by movement of the metering chamber between a contracted state and an expanded state, movement of the metering chamber from the contracted state to the expanded state placing the metering and storage chambers in fluid communication to enable the metering chamber to receive from the storage chamber an excess volume of the fluid product comprising the metered volume and a surplus volume; and a bleed arrangement adapted to bleed the surplus volume of the fluid product from the metering chamber is described. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20080283553 | Closure for a Dispensing Device - A closure is provided for use with a dispensing device which comprises a housing having a dispensing outlet, a supply of a substance and a dispensing member mountable in the housing in a rest position relative to the housing and movable from the rest position to an actuated position, said movement from the rest position to the actuated position causing dispensing of said substance out of the dispensing outlet. The closure is adapted to close the dispensing outlet in two different orientations of the closure. Moreover, the closure has a restricting member which, when the closure closes the dispensing outlet in either orientation, prevents movement of the dispensing member from the rest position to the actuated position so that dispensing of the substance is prevented when the closure closes the dispensing outlet. | 11-20-2008 |
| 20090151721 | DISPENSING DEVICE - A dispensing device for dispensing a number of doses of medication to a patient, comprising a dispensing mechanism for dispensing the medication by actuation of the dispensing mechanism from a non-dispensing position to a dispensing position, a dose counter for counting the number of doses dispensed by said device, a first battery-less arrangement for providing power to said dose counter in response to the actuation of said dispensing mechanism, and an electronic display for displaying a dose indication, characterised in that the device includes a second battery-less arrangement for providing power to said electronic display when said dispensing mechanism is in said non-dispensing position. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20090236445 | FLUID DISPENSER - A fluid dispenser that includes a dosing chamber, a piston member, a fluid outlet through which fluid will be dispensed, a fluid conduit configured to convey fluid from the dosing chamber towards the fluid outlet, and a seal for sealing the fluid outlet is described. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20100308082 | DISPENSING DEVICE - A device for dispensing a substance has a dispensing outlet from which the substance is dispensable, a dispensing member mounted for movement in a dispensing direction U from a first position to a second position, said movement, in use, causing the substance to be dispensed from the dispensing outlet, and an actuator mechanism for moving the dispensing member from the first position to the second position. The actuator mechanism has a first member mounted for movement in a predetermined direction and a second member pivotally mounted on the first member for pivotal movement in a predetermined pivotal sense A. The actuator mechanism is adapted such that movement of the first member in the predetermined direction results in the second member moving therewith and pivoting in the predetermined pivotal sense and said pivotal movement of the second member in the predetermined pivotal sense results in the dispensing member moving from the first position to the second position. | 12-09-2010 |
