Drug delivery device
AssigneeCalla Lily Personal Care Ltd
Inventor(Alex) Yu Sing Hooi
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a device for insertion into a human or animal cavity, the device comprising an internally wearable plug comprising a pharmaceutically active composition; an externally wearable anchor element; and a sheath joining the plug to the anchor element such 5 that a wearer's finger can be received in the sheath to assist insertion.
Claims19
A device for insertion into a human or animal cavity, the device comprising
- an internally wearable medicated plug comprising a pharmaceutically active composition, wherein the medicated plug contains the pharmaceutically active composition, and said pharmaceutically active composition is not in a drug reservoir;
- an externally wearable anchor element;
- and
- a sheath joining the medicated plug to the anchor element such that a finger can be received in the sheath to assist insertion,
- wherein the medicated plug comprises a heat labile membrane or a liquid labile membrane such that the membrane acts as a protector of the medicated plug when the device is not in use, and wherein the membrane does not comprise the pharmaceutically active composition.
A method for the delivery of a pharmaceutically active composition into a human or animal cavity, the method comprising the step of:
- inserting a finger into the sheath of a device for insertion into a human or animal cavity, the device comprising:
- an internally wearable medicated plug comprising a pharmaceutically active composition, wherein the medicated plug contains the pharmaceutically active composition, and said pharmaceutically active composition is not in a drug reservoir;
- an externally wearable anchor element;
- and
- a sheath joining the medicated plug to the anchor element such that a finger can be received in the sheath to assist insertion,
- wherein the medicated plug comprises a heat labile membrane or a liquid labile membrane such that the membrane acts as a protector of the medicated plug when the device is not in use, and wherein the membrane does not comprise the pharmaceutically active composition, and
- pushing the medicated plug into the cavity.
A method for the treatment of a vaginal or rectal condition, the method comprising the step of:
- inserting a finger into the sheath of a device for insertion into a human or animal cavity, the device comprising:
- an internally wearable medicated plug comprising a pharmaceutically active composition, wherein the medicated plug contains the pharmaceutically active composition, and said pharmaceutically active composition is not in a drug reservoir;
- an externally wearable anchor element;
- and
- a sheath joining the medicated plug to the anchor element such that a finger can be received in the sheath to assist insertion,
- wherein the medicated plug comprises a heat labile membrane or a liquid labile membrane such that the membrane acts as a protector of the medicated plug when the device is not in use, and wherein the membrane does not comprise the pharmaceutically active composition, and
- pushing the medicated plug into a vaginal cavity or rectal cavity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.