Patent ID: 9050431
Filing Date: 2015-06-09
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A device for dispensing a medium, comprising: an elongated body including a chamber for containing a medium and an outlet configured to deliver the medium through an oral or nasal opening; and a dispensing system for selectively placing the chamber in communication with the outlet, wherein the dispensing system includes a button that is selectively moveable in a direction transverse to the elongated body to actuate dispensing of the medium from the chamber through the outlet, wherein the dispensing system includes a conduit and a linkage operatively associated with the button, the conduit extending through the linkage and including a contoured portion to accommodate a path of the linkage, wherein the linkage is constructed to be displaced into the contoured portion of the conduit during actuation, and wherein a distance between an inlet and outlet of the conduit remains the same during actuation.