Patent ID: 8926557
Filing Date: 2015-01-06
Classification: A61J,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A fluid dispenser that contains a fluid and selectively delivers the fluid orally to a subject, the subject including a mouth and a tongue, the fluid dispenser comprising: a main body defining a vessel that contains the fluid, the main body is flexible and configured such that compressing the main body provides the vessel with a reduced volume and pushes fluid out from within the vessel; a dispensing portion that extends from the main body, the dispensing portion defining a passage therethrough that is in fluid communication with the vessel, the passage terminating at a dispenser opening through which the fluid exits the passage and flows into the mouth of the subject; a removable closure attached to the dispenser opening with a frangible coupling to seal the dispenser opening, removal of the closure from the dispenser opening by breaking the frangible coupling permits fluid to exit the dispenser opening for single dose dispensing; and a tongue depressor that extends from the dispensing portion, the tongue depressor being operable to depress the tongue of the subject while the fluid is dispensed into the mouth of the subject; wherein the main body, the dispensing portion, and the tongue depressor are made of a like material and integrally connected so as to be monolithic.