Anal ointment applicator
First Claim
1. An applicator for delivering medicinal material to a body cavity, comprising an elongate support body having an external surface and a blunt distal end to facilitate insertion into a body cavity and a support element receiving zone located towards said distal end for receiving said support element, said support element receiving zone being configured to receive a correspondingly shaped support element for carrying medicinal material, whereby upon insertion of said elongate body into said body cavity, medicinal material supported on a support element located in said receiving zone is released to a desired location within said cavity.
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Abstract
Medicinal applicator suitable for delivering medicinal material in a measured dose and concentration to a body cavity, having an elongate support body with an external surface and a blunt distal end to facilitate insertion into a body cavity and a support element receiving zone located towards the distal end for receiving the support element. The support element receiving zone is configured to receive a correspondingly shaped support element for carrying medicinal material, whereby upon insertion of the elongate body into the body cavity, medicinal material supported on the support element located in the receiving zone is released to a desired location within the cavity.
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38 Claims
- 1. An applicator for delivering medicinal material to a body cavity, comprising an elongate support body having an external surface and a blunt distal end to facilitate insertion into a body cavity and a support element receiving zone located towards said distal end for receiving said support element, said support element receiving zone being configured to receive a correspondingly shaped support element for carrying medicinal material, whereby upon insertion of said elongate body into said body cavity, medicinal material supported on a support element located in said receiving zone is released to a desired location within said cavity.
- 13. An applicator for delivering medicinal material to a body cavity, comprising a hollow elongate body having a wall defining an interior space, said wall having an external surface and a blunt distal end to facilitate insertion into a body cavity, an aperture extending through said wall, said aperture being located near said distal end, a marker aligned with said aperture to indicate orientation of the aperture to a user when not visible, and a moveable element disposed within said interior space for forcing a measured dose and concentration of material in said interior space out through said aperture to a site of application.
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20. An applicator according to claim 20, wherein said elongate body is provided with an interior ramp that is hinged and is adapted to receive a measured dose and concentration of medication on upper surface thereof.
- 28. An applicator for delivering a measured dose and concentration of medicinal material to a body cavity, comprising a bulbous distal end, a flexible diaphragm at its proximal end and a hollow stem having at least one aperture extending between said bulbous end and said diaphragm, whereby medication present in said stem is extruded through said at least one aperture upon application of pressure to said diaphragm.
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30. An applicator for delivering a measured dose and concentration of medicinal material to a body cavity, comprising a bulbous distal end, a flange at its proximal end and a stem extending between said bulbous end and said flange, whereby medication present on an outer surface of said stem is delivered to a site of application upon insertion into a body cavity.
- 31. A glove applicator for delivering a measured dose and concentration of medicinal material to a body cavity, comprising finger elements for receiving at least one finger and a thumb of a user'"'"'s hand, one of said finger elements having a hollow for receiving a measured amount of medication, whereby, in use, upon insertion of the finger element having said hollow with medication therein into a body cavity, the medication is applied to a site of application.
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34. A method of applying a medication to a site of application inside a body cavity, said method comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing an applicator suitable for delivering a measured dose and concentration of medicinal material to a body cavity comprising an elongate support body having an external surface and a blunt distal end to facilitate insertion into a body cavity and a support element receiving zone located towards said distal end for receiving said support element, said support element receiving zone being configured to receive a correspondingly shaped support element for carrying medicinal material, whereby upon insertion of said elongate body into said body cavity, medicinal material supported on a support element located in said receiving zone is released to a desired location within said cavity; (b) providing a suitable medication on said support element; (c) inserting said support element in said support element receiving zone; (d) orienting said elongate body to position said aperture in regard to said site of application; (e) inserting said applicator in said body cavity to apply said medication to said site of application.
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35. A method of applying a medication to a site of application inside a body cavity, said method comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing an applicator suitable for delivering medicinal material to a body cavity comprising a hollow elongate body having a wall defining an interior space, said wall having an external surface and a blunt distal end to facilitate insertion into a body cavity, an aperture extending through said wall, said aperture being located near said distal end, a marker aligned with said aperture to indicate to a user the orientation of the aperture when not visible to the user, and a moveable element disposed within said interior space for forcing material in said interior space out through said aperture to a site of application; (b) providing a suitable measured dose and concentration of medication in said elongate body; (c) inserting said applicator into said body cavity; (d) orienting said elongate body to position said aperture in regard to said site of application; (e) urging said moveable element into said elongate body to force material in said interior space out through said aperture to said site of application.
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36. A method of applying a medication to a site of application inside a body cavity, said method comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing an applicator suitable for delivering a measured dose and concentration of medicinal material to a body cavity comprising a bulbous distal end, a flexible diaphragm at its proximal end and a hollow stem having at least one aperture extending between said bulbous end and said diaphragm; (b) providing a suitable medication in said stem; (c) inserting said applicator into said body cavity; (d) depressing said diaphragm to extrude medication through said at least one aperture to said site of application.
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37. A method of applying a medication to a site of application inside a body cavity, said method comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing an applicator suitable for delivering a measured dose and concentration of medicinal material to a body cavity comprising a bulbous distal end, a flange at its proximal end and a stem extending between said bulbous end and said flange; (b) providing a suitable medication on said stem; (c) inserting said applicator into said body cavity, whereby medication present on said stem is delivered to a site of application.
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38. A method of applying a measured dose and concentration of medication to a site of application inside a body cavity, said method comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing a glove applicator for delivering medicinal material to a body cavity comprising finger elements for receiving at least one finger and a thumb of a user'"'"'s hand, one of said finger elements having a hollow for receiving a measured amount of medication; (b) providing a suitable measured dose and concentration of medication in said hollow; (c) inserting said finger element with said hollow containing medication into said body cavity, whereby the medication is applied to the site of application.
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