Patent ID: 9662481
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: A61M

Claim:
1. An apparatus for inserting a suppository into an animal or human, the apparatus comprising: an outer hollow member having at least one gas flow path spacing element configured to maintain a gas flow path into and out of an anal canal or rectum of a patient; and an inner member slidably positioned in the outer member, the inner member including a substantially cylindrical elongated body having an insertion end, a hand or finger-interface end, and a central portion extending between the insertion end and the hand or finger-interface end, the insertion end having a larger diameter than the central portion, the hand or finger-interface end including an interface portion, the hand or finger-interface end further including a stepped portion that is wider than the central portion and positioned between and fixed to the central portion and the interface portion, the stepped portion configured to abut the at least one gas flow path spacing element to ensure the gas flow path associated with the apparatus is not obstructed when the apparatus is used to insert a suppository into the patient.