Patent ID: 6786883
Filing Date: 2004-09-07
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
An applicator for inserting a cargo into a body cavity, comprising:an applicator body having a proximal end and a distal end with a length therebetween and comprising a number of walls including at least first and second walls that define a holding space, a first breach formed in said applicator body and a second breach formed in said applicator body, each of said first and second breaches separating one of: (a) said first wall from said second wall and (b) portions of one of said first and second walls from other portions of said one of said first and second walls, wherein a total length of each of said first breach and said second breach is equal to at least one-half of said applicator body length, said first breach includes a separation between said first and second walls and that extends substantially continuously along said applicator body length; a cargo held in said holding space; and a plunger for moving said cargo from said body holding space; wherein said one of (a) and (b) remains separated including when said cargo is moved from said body holding space to the body cavity.