Patent ID: 7451724
Filing Date: 2008-11-18
Classification: A61D,A61M

Abstract:
1. A drug delivery device for removable fixture to an animal, comprising: a) an airborne medicament interface adapter adapted to couple to a medicament dispenser in a sealed manner; b) an animal interface adapter adapted to establish a substantial seal surrounding a mouth, a nostril or the mouth and the nostril of the animal; and c) a relatively flexible sleeve extending along an axis between the medicament interface adapter and the animal interface adapter, and having a cross-section monotonically increasing between the medicament interface adapter and the animal interface adapter, the relatively flexible sleeve including at least two sections extending along the axis, each of the sections including a relatively inflexible ring defining an associated first contour, and a relatively flexible skirt extending from the ring to a distal edge defining an associated second contour.