Patent ID: 7666160

Claim:
An applicator for introducing a therapeutic substance into a body cavity of a subject, said applicator comprising: a. a first outer member having a shape suitable for insertion into a body cavity of a subject, the first outer member comprising at least one side wall, an interior surface, a first dispensing end and a second end distal to the dispensing first end wherein the dispensing end of the first outer member has a dispensing zone comprising at least one opening and the at least one side wall joins the first dispensing end of the first outer member to the second end; b. a second inner member having a proximate end and a distal end, the second inner member being coaxially and slidably housed within the first outer member such that the proximate end of the second inner member is within the first outer member, and the distal end of the second inner member extends beyond the second end of the first outer member; and c. at least one non-dispensing aperture located in the side wall of the first outer member, wherein the aperture is located at a position on the side wall of the first outer member between the dispensing zone and the second end of the first outer member further comprising a third member, said third member extends along a longitudinal axis of the applicator and is housed within the second inner member, the third member comprising a first end which is adjacent a therapeutic agent chamber containing a therapeutic agent, wherein the third member is disposed entirely outside of the therapeutic agent chamber, a second end which extends beyond the distal end of the second inner member, wherein the first end of the third member is adapted to pierce, lance or break the therapeutic agent chamber when the second end of the third member is moved in along the longitudinal axis towards the second inner member.