Veterinary pill and capsule delivery device
OwnerJon R. Nicoletteinventor
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Abstract
A veterinary pill/capsule delivery device comprised of a dispensing head for holding a pill or capsule, the dispensing head being attached to the end of a syringe component for ejecting the pill or capsule out from the dispensing head into the animal's mouth while at the same time injecting a quantity of water into the mouth. The syringe component includes a push-rod that protrudes into dispensing head for ejecting the pill/capsule therefrom, plus water release holes near the dispensing head for simultaneously jetting water out of the syringe component into the animal's mouth, thereby compelling the animal to swallow the pill.
Claims18
A pill or capsule delivery device for ejecting a pill or capsule into an animal's mouth while at the same time injecting a quantity of water into the mouth, comprising:
- a dispensing head for releasably holding a pill or capsule;
- and
- a syringe component including a main barrel for containing a dose of water, a thumb-operable plunger insertable into one end of said main barrel for ejecting said water, a tube in fluid communication with the other end of said main barrel and defined by at least one water release hole, a piston slidably mounted in the tube, and a push-rod engaged by said piston and movable therewith to protrude into said dispensing head;
- whereupon thumb-operation of the plunger, said water urges the piston and push-rod forward such that said push-rod ejects the pill/capsule from the dispensing head into the animal's mouth, and when the piston clears said at least one water release hole in the tube said water is jetted out of the water release holes into the animal's mouth, thereby compelling the animal to swallow the pill/capsule.
A pill or capsule delivery device for ejecting a pill or capsule into an animal's mouth while at the same time injecting a quantity of water into the mouth, comprising:
- a dispensing head for releasably holding a pill or capsule;
- and
- a syringe component including a main barrel for containing a dose of water, a thumb-operable plunger insertable into one end of said main barrel for ejecting said water, a tube in fluid communication with the other end of said main barrel and defined by at least one water release hole, and a push-rod engaged by said plunger and movable therewith to protrude into said dispensing head;
- whereupon thumb-operation of the plunger, said plunger urges the push-rod forward such that said push-rod ejects the pill/capsule from the dispensing head into the animal's mouth, and water is simultaneously jetted out of the water release holes into the animal's mouth, thereby compelling the animal to swallow the pill/capsule.
A method of dispensing medication to an animal using an adapted syringe having a dispensing head for releasably holding a pill or capsule, a syringe component including a main barrel for containing a dose of water, a thumb-operable plunger insertable into one end of said main barrel for ejecting said water, a tube in fluid communication with the other end of said main barrel and defined by at least one water release hole, and a push-rod movable in conjunction with said plunger to protrude into said dispensing head, comprising the steps of:
- removing the thumb-operable plunger from the main barrel, filling the main barrel with water, and reinserting the thumb-operable plunger into the main barrel;
- inserting a pill or capsule into the dispensing head;
- inserting the dispensing head into an animal's mouth;
- pushing said plunger to jet water and eject said pill or capsule into said animal's mouth,
- whereby said water stimulates peristalsis, lubricates the esophagus, and induces swallowing for proper injestion of said pill or capsule.
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