Patent ID: 6364854
Filing Date: 2002-04-02
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
An applicator for a semi-solid medication comprising:a tubular body having a closed rounded dispensing end provided with at least one opening and an open grasping end, wherein the rounded dispensing end is formed integrally with the tubular body and wherein an inner surface of a proximal portion of said tubular body defines a reservoir for the medication, a plunger slidably housed inside the tubular body and having a rod connected to a grasping means, a piston slidably mounted to a portion of said rod and positioned in sealing contact with the inner surface of said tubular body, thereby providing a closure for the medication reservoir, wherein said piston has a longitudinal opening through which the rod of the plunger is disposed, and wherein said piston initially abuts on a stop means disposed within said tubular body in the form of a projection on the inner surface of the tubular body when the applicator is received by the user, a coupling means for grasping and holding said piston on said rod, a removable closure means for sealingly-closing off said opening on said dispensing end, wherein the plunger is extractable from the tubular body until the rod becomes engaged with the piston by the coupling means, whereupon the plunger together with the piston is displaceable along the tubular body towards the dispensing end for expelling the medication through the opening.