Patent ID: 8357114
Filing Date: 2013-01-22
Classification: A61J,A61M,B65D,G01C,G07C,G07F,G16H,H01Q

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for sublingual administration of a drug-containing tablet, comprising: a housing defining a delivery passage through which the tablet can be passed, the delivery passage having an S-shape, a distal end portion of the housing defining an exit port; and a push rod, at least a portion of the push rod being disposed in the delivery passage, the push rod being movable within the delivery passage between a first position in which an end portion of the push rod is disposed within the delivery passage and a second position in which the end portion is extended from the exit port, at least a portion of the push rod being sufficiently flexible to assume the S-shape of the delivery passage as the push rod is moved from the first position to the second position.