Patent ID: 8898912
Filing Date: 2014-12-02
Classification: A47G,A61J

Abstract:
1. A single use spoon delivery device for administering a medication, the device comprising: a handle on a proximal end and a bowl on a distal end, the handle and bowl having a top surface, the bowl comprising a bowl surface that extends downwardly from the top surface of the bowl, that handle having a channel comprising two opposing sidewalls that extend downwardly from the top surface of the handle and a channel surface that connects the opposing sidewalls, the channel surface commencing from the top surface of the handle at a proximal end of the handle and extending distally at an angle from the top surface of the handle such that a depth of the channel increases towards a distal end of the channel, the channel surface being substantially flat such that there is open space within the channel to enable an individual administering medication to insert a thumb or finger within the channel; a carrier medium contained in the bowl: a medication dispersed within the carrier medium; and a seal over the bowl to prevent contamination or spilling of the contents of the bowl prior to administration, the seal being secured to the top surface of the bowl, the seal also being secured to a portion of the top surface of the handle that extends along the opposing sidewalls such that a portion of the seal extend overtop a portion of the channel such that, when the individual's thumb or finger is within the channel, the individual can lift the thumb or finger out from the channel against the portion of the seal to cause the seal to be removed from the bowl.