Patent ID: 7118550
Filing Date: 2006-10-10
Classification: A61F,A61M

Abstract:
1. A dispenser for delivering a suppository within a body cavity, the dispenser comprising: a barrel including a head, a foot, and a body having a length and extending between the head and the foot, the barrel further (a) defining an axial passage disposed along substantially the entire length of the body beginning at the foot and ending proximate the head, and (b) including a side aperture providing external access through the body of the barrel to the axial passage at the head of the barrel; and a plunger inserted in the axial passage and including a nose, a tail, and a frame extending between the nose and the tail and having a length sized to travel within the axial passage of the barrel between a relaxed position and a compressed position, and wherein the nose has a resilient folding protrusion extending therefrom for pushing the suppository through the side aperture as it folds upon travel of the plunger from its relaxed position toward its compressed position.