Storage and dispensing devices for administration of oral transmucosal dosage forms
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1. An apparatus for dispensing a drug-containing tablet to an oral mucosal membrane of a patient, comprising:
- a proboscis defining a passage through which the tablet can be passed, the passage having an exit port adjacent a distal end of the proboscis;
a seal disposed over the exit port and configured to prevent the ingress of moisture into the exit port, the seal defining a slit configured to permit passage of the tablet therethrough; and
a shroud disposed at the distal end of the proboscis, the shroud being extended distally past the seal, the shroud being at least partially disposed about and spaced apart from the exit port of the proboscis such that the shroud inhibits contact by a tongue and an oral mucosal membrane with the exit port.
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Abstract
Drug storage and dispensing devices for dispensing dosage forms to the oral mucosa of a patient are disclosed. The drug storage and dispensing device is a single dose applicator or a device which includes a means to retard or prevent saliva and/or moisture ingress such that the drug dosage forms in the device remain dry prior to administration.
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1. An apparatus for dispensing a drug-containing tablet to an oral mucosal membrane of a patient, comprising:
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a proboscis defining a passage through which the tablet can be passed, the passage having an exit port adjacent a distal end of the proboscis; a seal disposed over the exit port and configured to prevent the ingress of moisture into the exit port, the seal defining a slit configured to permit passage of the tablet therethrough; and a shroud disposed at the distal end of the proboscis, the shroud being extended distally past the seal, the shroud being at least partially disposed about and spaced apart from the exit port of the proboscis such that the shroud inhibits contact by a tongue and an oral mucosal membrane with the exit port. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A delivery tip for a device to deliver a drug-containing tablet to the oral mucosal membrane of a patient, comprising:
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a passage through which the tablet can be passed, the passage having an exit port; a shroud configured to be disposed within the mouth of the patient between a tongue and an oral mucosal membrane, the shroud defining a cavity about the exit port; and a seal disposed over the exit port and through which the tablet can be dispensed from the passage, the seal configured to prevent ingress of moisture into the exit port, the seal defining a slit configured to permit passage of the tablet therethrough during dispensation of the tablet, at least the portion of the seal defining the slit being extended into the cavity of the shroud, a portion of the shroud extending distally past the seal, the seal configured to maintain a seal about the drug-containing tablet as the tablet is passed through the slit of the seal. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A delivery device for delivering a drug-containing tablet to the sublingual membrane of a patient, comprising:
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a shroud configured to facilitate sublingual dispensation of a drug-containing tablet from a delivery device, at least a portion of the shroud configured to be disposed within a mouth of a patient beneath a tongue and above a sublingual membrane, the portion of the shroud defining a cavity, at least a portion of a surface of the shroud defining the cavity being hydrophilic such that the hydrophilic surface portion is configured to wick away moisture within the cavity; a seal configured to seal an exit port through which the tablet can be dispensed from the delivery device to prevent the ingress of moisture into the exit port, the seal defining a slit configured to permit passage of the tablet therethrough during dispensation of the tablet, at least the portion of the seal defining the slit being extended into the cavity defined by the shroud, the shroud being extended distally past the seal, the seal configured to maintain a seal about at least one of the tablet or a push rod as the at least one tablet or push rod is passed through the slit of the seal, the seal configured to wipe moisture from a surface of the push rod as the push rod is passed through the slit of the seal; a delivery passage through which the tablet can be passed, at least a portion of the delivery passage having an arcuate shape, the delivery passage including the exit port; and a push rod at least partially disposed and movable within the delivery passage, at least a portion of the push rod being sufficiently flexible to assume the arcuate shape of the delivery passage as the push rod is moved within the delivery passage.
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