# US 11,439,803 B2 · Medicant applicator > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,439,803 B2 - Document ID: US11439803B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/779,277 - Filed: 2020-01-31 - Published: 2020-08-06 - Granted: 2022-09-13 - Earliest claimed: 2019-01-31 - Assignees: Niva Medtech LLC - Applicants: Niva Medtech LLC - Inventors: Harsh Yogeshkumar Adhyaru - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11439803B2 ## CPC - A61M 31/007: {Injectors for solid bodies, e.g. suppositories} - A61M 2025/0008: {having visible markings on its surface, i.e. visible to the naked eye, for any purpose, e.g. insertion depth markers, rotational markers or identification of type} - A61M 2205/582: by tactile feedback - A61M 2205/583: by visual feedback - A61M 2210/1475: Vagina - A61M: DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY (introducing media into or onto the bodies of animals A61D7/00; means for inserting tampons A61F13/26; devices for administering food or medicines orally A61J; containers for collecting, storing or administering blood or medical fluids A61J1/05); DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY (surgery A61B; chemical aspects of surgical articles A61L); DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR {(Electrotherapy, e.g. producing anaesthesia by the use of alternating or intermittent currents A61N1/36021)} ## Abstract A medicant dispenser enabling the effective administration of tableted pharmaceutical products within a body cavity has a plunger, a barrel, and a deformable tip. The deformable tip provides a suitable leading element to allow the barrel to enter the body cavity, wherein the plunger may be pushed to eject the tableted pharmaceutical products into the body cavity through the deformable tip. More specifically, the deformable tip will comprise a plurality of cuspids fixed to a support ring, wherein the support ring is fitted to a terminal end of the barrel. The plurality of cuspids will collapse concentrically to form a tapered leading element of the medicant applicator while retaining the capacity to separate to allow passage of the tableted pharmaceutical products and a head of the plunger therethrough. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A medicant applicator comprising: a plunger; a barrel; a deformable tip; the plunger comprising a shaft, a head, a first flange, and at least one first locking mechanism; the barrel comprising a delivery cylinder and at least one second flange, wherein the delivery cylinder is configured for receiving a load of a medicant; the deformable tip comprising a support ring and a plurality of cuspids; the first flange being terminally mounted to the shaft; the head being terminally mounted onto the shaft, opposite the first flange; the first locking mechanism being mounted adjacent to the first flange; the first locking mechanism being positioned in between the first flange and the head; the plunger being slidably engaged into the delivery cylinder; the second flange being terminally connected to the delivery cylinder; the second flange protruding away from the delivery cylinder; the support ring being terminally mounted to the delivery cylinder, opposite to the second flange; the plurality of cuspids being radially mounted onto the support ring; the plurality of cuspids protruding to form a set of interlocking members, wherein the plurality of cuspids is configured for deflecting and closing for dispensing each element of the load of the medicant, and wherein the deflecting and the closing of the plurality of cuspids generates a tactile feedback against an internal wall for a body cavity of a user advancing the load of the medicant along the delivery cylinder using the shaft; the delivery cylinder comprising an interior chamber; the interior chamber extending between the second flange and the support ring; and the interior chamber being in fluid communication with the deformable tip, wherein the interior chamber comprises a sleeve, and wherein the sleeve is telescopically engaged within the interior chamber to reduce an inner receiving diameter of the interior chamber, and wherein the sleeve extends a length of the interior chamber. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The medicant applicator as claimed in claim 1 comprising: the plurality of cuspids further comprising an arbitrary cuspid and at least one opposing cuspid; the opposing cuspid and the adjacent cuspid being biased to close relative to each other; and the arbitrary cuspid and the opposing cuspid being coterminous. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The medicant applicator as claimed in claim 2 comprising: the arbitrary cuspid further comprising at least one first mating surface; the opposing cuspid further comprising at least one second mating surface; and the plurality of cuspids being responsive to external pressure, the first mating surface and the second mating surface collapsing together to provide mutual support. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The medicant applicator as claimed in claim 1 comprising: the first locking mechanism comprising a plurality of latches; the barrel further comprising an annular ledge; the plurality of latches protruding from the first flange, towards the shaft; the annular ledge being terminally mounted to the barrel, opposite the deformable tip; the second flange being positioned in between the annular ledge and the deformable tip; the second flange being positioned offset from the annular ledge; and the plurality of latches being configured for engaging the annular ledge, wherein the engaging of the plurality of latches to the annular ledge generates an auditory feedback after dispensing the load of medicant. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The medicant applicator as claimed in claim 1 comprising: the barrel further comprising at least one second locking mechanism; the second locking mechanism being mounted adjacent to the second flange; and the second locking mechanism being positioned between the second flange and the delivery cylinder. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The medicant applicator as claimed in claim 5 comprising: the second locking mechanism comprising a jaw and a retainer pin; the plunger further comprising at least one hook; the second flange comprising an index-finger grip and a middle-finger grip; the jaw protruding laterally between the second flange and the delivery cylinder; the retainer pin being positioned between the second flange and the jaw; the hook protruding laterally from between the first flange and the shaft; the hook being configured to engage into the jaw, wherein the movement of the plunger is arrested by the retainer pin while the hook is engaged into the jaw; the index-finger grip and the middle-finger grip being positioned opposite to each other about the delivery cylinder; the jaw and the retainer pin being positioned in between the index-finger grip and the middle-finger grip about the delivery cylinder; and the jaw and the retainer pin being positioned offset from each other along an axial length of the delivery cylinder. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The medicant dispenser as claimed in claim 1 comprising: the delivery cylinder further comprising at least one transparent section; the transparent section extending between the second flange and the support ring; and the transparent section traversing normally into the interior chamber. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The medicant dispenser as claimed in claim 1 comprising: the delivery cylinder further comprising a plurality of visual indicia; and the plurality of visual indicia being serially dispersed parallel to the interior chamber between the second flange and the support ring, wherein the plurality of visual indicia is configured to guide the user regarding a depth of insertion of the deformable tip and the barrel into a body cavity. ### Claim 9 A medicant applicator comprising: a plunger; a barrel; a deformable tip; the plunger comprising a shaft, a head, a first flange, and at least one first locking mechanism; the barrel comprising a delivery cylinder and at least one second flange, wherein the delivery cylinder is configured for receiving a load of a medicant; the deformable tip comprising a support ring and a plurality of cuspids; the plurality of cuspids further comprising an arbitrary cuspid and at least one opposing cuspid; the first flange being terminally mounted to the shaft; the head being terminally mounted onto the shaft, opposite the first flange; the first locking mechanism being mounted adjacent to the first flange; the first locking mechanism being positioned in between the first flange and the head; the plunger being slidably engaged into the delivery cylinder; the second flange being terminally connected to the delivery cylinder; the second flange protruding away from the delivery cylinder; the support ring being terminally mounted to the delivery cylinder, opposite to the second flange; the plurality of cuspids radially mounted onto the support ring; the plurality of cuspids protruding to form a set of interlocking members; the opposing cuspid and the adjacent cuspid being biased to close relative to each other; the arbitrary cuspid and the opposing cuspid being coterminous, wherein the plurality of cuspids is configured for deflecting and closing for dispensing each element of the load of the medicant, and wherein the deflecting and the closing of the plurality of cuspids generates a tactile feedback against an internal wall for a body cavity of a user advancing the load of the medicant along the delivery cylinder using the shaft; the first locking mechanism comprising a plurality of latches; the barrel further comprising an annular ledge; the plurality of latches protruding from the first flange, towards the shaft; the annular ledge being terminally mounted to the barrel, opposite the deformable tip; the second flange being positioned in between the annular ledge and the deformable tip; the second flange being positioned offset from the annular ledge; the plurality of latches being configured for engaging the annular ledge, wherein the engaging of the plurality of latches to the annular ledge generates an auditory feedback after dispensing the load of medicant; the barrel further comprising at least one second locking mechanism; the second locking mechanism being mounted adjacent to the second flange; the second locking mechanism being positioned between the second flange and the delivery cylinder; the second locking mechanism comprising a jaw and a retainer pin; the plunger further comprising at least one hook; the second flange comprising an index-finger grip and a middle-finger grip; the jaw protruding laterally between the second flange and the delivery cylinder; the retainer pin being positioned between the second flange and the jaw; the hook protruding laterally from between the first flange and the shaft the hook being configured to engage into the jaw, wherein the movement of the plunger is arrested by the retainer pin while the hook is engaged into the jaw; the index-finger grip and the middle-finger grip being positioned opposite to each other about the delivery cylinder; the jaw and the retainer pin being positioned in between the index-finger grip and the middle-finger grip about the delivery cylinder; and the jaw and the retainer pin being positioned offset from each other along an axial length of the delivery cylinder. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The medicant applicator as claimed in claim 9 comprising: the arbitrary cuspid further comprising at least one first mating surface; the opposing cuspid further comprising at least one second mating surface; and the plurality of cuspids being responsive to external pressure, the first mating surface and the second mating surface collapsing together to provide mutual support. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The medicant dispenser as claimed in claim 9 comprising: the delivery cylinder comprising an interior chamber; the interior chamber extending between the second flange and the support ring; and the interior chamber being in fluid communication with the deformable tip, wherein the interior chamber comprises a sleeve, and wherein the sleeve is telescopically engaged within the interior chamber to reduce an inner receiving diameter of the interior chamber, and wherein the sleeve extends a length of the interior chamber. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The medicant dispenser as claimed in claim 11 comprising: the delivery cylinder further comprising at least one transparent section; the transparent section extending between the second flange and the support ring; and the transparent section traversing normally into the interior chamber. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The medicant dispenser as claimed in claim 11 comprising: the delivery cylinder further comprising a plurality of visual indicia; and the plurality of visual indicia being serially dispersed parallel to the interior chamber between the second flange and the support ring, wherein the plurality of visual indicia is configured to guide the user regarding a depth of insertion of the deformable tip and the barrel into a body cavity.