Container, nebulizer and use

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10195374-B2
Application number	US-201514703129-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 4, 2015
Priority date	May 7, 2014
Publication date	Feb 5, 2019
Grant date	Feb 5, 2019

Abstract

A container, a nebulizer and a use of an indicator device are described, where the container comprises an indicator device fixedly mounted on the bottom of the container, the container is arranged within the nebulizer and the container can be detached by grabbing the indicator device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A container ( 3 ) for a nebulizer ( 1 ), the container ( 3 ) containing a fluid ( 2 ), and the container ( 3 ) comprising
an indicator device ( 25 ) for at least one of counting, indicating a number of uses performed, and indicating a number of uses still possible with the container ( 3 ),
wherein the indicator device ( 25 ) comprises an indicator housing ( 31 ) which is inseparably connected with a housing ( 29 ) of the container ( 3 ) opposite to at least one of an outlet and a head ( 28 ) of the container ( 3 );
wherein at least one of the indicator device ( 25 ) and the indicator housing ( 31 ) is connected via an ultrasonic weld with the container ( 3 ), and
wherein the housing ( 29 ) of the container ( 3 ) comprises a rotationally asymmetrical section, including at least one of an indentation, a protrusion, and a flattening ( 75 ), to secure the indicator housing ( 31 ) against rotation relative to the housing ( 29 ) of the container ( 3 ).

2. The container ( 3 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the indicator device ( 25 ) is fixedly arranged at a base ( 21 ) of the container ( 3 ).

3. The container ( 3 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the indicator housing ( 31 ) is secured against rotation relative to the housing ( 29 ) of the container ( 3 ).

4. The container ( 3 ) according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the indicator device ( 25 ) and the indicator housing ( 31 ) comprises at least one of a riffle ( 77 ), an indention 78 , and a projection 79 .

5. A container ( 3 ) containing a fluid ( 2 ), comprising:
a nebulizer housing ( 24 ) for receiving the container ( 3 );
an indicator device ( 25 ) for at least one of counting, indicating a number of uses performed, and indicating a number of uses still possible with the container ( 3 ); wherein:
the container ( 3 ) is moveable axially within the closed nebulizer housing ( 24 ) during nebulization,
the indicator device ( 25 ) comprises an indicator housing ( 31 ) which is inseparably connected with a housing ( 29 ) of the container ( 3 ), but separable from the nebulizer housing ( 24 ), so that the indicator device ( 25 ) is replaceable together with the container ( 3 ), and
at least one of the indicator device ( 25 ) and the indicator housing ( 31 ) comprises a gripping portion, including at least one of a flattening, a riffle ( 77 ), an indention ( 78 ), and a projection ( 79 ), and the housing ( 29 ) of the container ( 3 ) comprises a rotationally asymmetrical section, including at least one of an indentation, a protrusion, and a flattening ( 75 ), to secure the indicator housing ( 31 ) against rotation relative to the housing ( 29 ) of the container ( 3 ).

6. The container ( 3 ) for the nebulizer ( 1 ) according to claim 5 , wherein the indicator device ( 25 ) is fixedly arranged at a base ( 21 ) of the container ( 3 ).

7. The container ( 3 ) for the nebulizer ( 1 ) according to claim 5 , wherein at least one of the indicator device ( 25 ) and the indicator housing ( 31 ) is connected by gluing with the container ( 3 ).

8. The container ( 3 ) for the nebulizer ( 1 ) according to claim 5 , wherein the indicator device ( 25 ) is connected by at least one of hot-pressing and welding with the container ( 3 ).

Assignees

• Boehringer Ingelheim Int

Inventors

• Eicher Joachim
• Graessl Herbert
• Janetzko Mike
• Jung Andree
• Meisenheimer Martin
• Wachtel Herbert
• Winkler Robert Gerhard
• Wuttke Gilbert
• Yu Ying

Classifications

• B29C65/568

  using a swaging operation, i.e. totally deforming the edge or the rim of a first part to be joined to clamp a second part to be joined · CPC title

• B29C65/4845

  Radiation curing adhesives, e.g. UV light curing adhesives · CPC title

• A61M15/0065 Primary

  Inhalators with dosage or measuring devices (A61M15/0028 takes precedence; dosage devices incorporated in aerosol cans B65D83/52) · CPC title

• B29C65/082

  Angular, i.e. torsional ultrasonic welding · CPC title

• A61M2205/273

  preventing reuse, e.g. of disposables · CPC title