Patent ID: 6558362
Filing Date: 2003-05-06
Classification: A61F,A61M,Y10S

Abstract:
A disposable device, for transferring and/or circulating an active liquid into a body cavity, having sufficient intrinsic consistency to allow it to be inserted into said cavity by pushing, said device comprising:a central element comprising a substrate that is relatively solid at ambient temperature, outside the body cavity, and that becomes relatively liquid inside the body cavity so that within this cavity said central element liquefies at least partially to generate at least part of a liquid phase of the active liquid; a peripheral element, having a distal end and a proximal end, arranged around the central element, and radially surrounding at least part of the central element, comprising a pad designed to collect and absorb active liquid dispensed into the body cavity by expanding and thus coming to press in a sealed manner against mucous membrane of the body cavity; and a temporary protective casing covering at least said distal end of said central element and said peripheral element, comprising a substance that is relatively solid at ambient temperature, outside the body cavity, and that becomes relatively liquid inside the body cavity.