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Apparatus and method for nasal delivery of compositions to birds

  • US 8,499,721 B2
  • Filed: 11/06/2003
  • Issued: 08/06/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/06/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus for delivering a composition to at least one nasal passage of a bird, the apparatus comprising:

  • a bird head positioning body that comprises a first major side, a second major side, and a beak receiving void formed through the first and second major sides of the bird head positioning body, wherein the beak receiving void defines an opening in the first major side of the bird head positioning body and an opening in the second major side of the bird head positioning body, and further wherein the beak receiving void defines a cavity in the bird head positioning body that extends from the opening in the first major side to the opening in the second major side, and wherein at least a portion of a beak of a bird head located in the beak receiving void protrudes through the opening in the second major side of the bird head positioning body and is exposed proximate the second major side of the bird head positioning body, the beak receiving void comprising an interior surface facing a bird head located in the beak receiving void; and

    a passage formed through the bird head positioning body, the passage comprising a delivery opening in the interior surface of the beak receiving void, wherein the passage is positioned to be in direct fluid communication with at least one nostril of a bird head located in the beak receiving void through the delivery opening.

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