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US 2012/0238969 A1Published application
Device and Method for Topical Application of Therapeutics or Cosmetic Compositions
AssigneeRevance Therapeutics, Inc.
InventorsCurtis L Ruegg, David Reynolds, Daniel MacDonald, Yan Tremblay
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Abstract
This invention relates to devices and methods for safely reconstituting and administering topical therapeutic or cosmetic compositions. The topical applicator according to the invention is particularly well suited for storing, reconstituting, and administering or applying highly toxic substances.
Claims27
A topical applicator for a paralytic agent, the topical applicator comprising:
- a vial socket,
- a housing having first and second open ends, wherein the first open end is releasably connected to the vial socket,
- a needle hub mounted within the housing,
- a needle having first and second piercing ends mounted in the needle hub,
- a vial having a neck and a base, the vial being inserted in the vial socket, the vial being non-removably retained in the releasably connected vial socket,
- a cartridge having a plunger sealing an open end thereof,
- a septum located at an opposite end of the cartridge, and
- an activation cap for causing the needle to penetrate a septum of the vial and the septwn of the cartridge to permit transfer of components therebetween,
- wherein the vial comprises a paralytic agent in solid form, and
- wherein the cartridge comprises a diluent for reconstituting the paralytic agent.
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A topical applicator for a paralytic agent, the topical applicator comprising:
- a housing having first and second open ends, wherein the first open end is configured to be releasably connected to a vial socket that is adapted to receive a vial,
- a needle hub mounted within the housing,
- a needle having first and second piercing ends mounted in the needle hub,
- a cartridge having a plunger sealing an open end thereof,
- a septum located at an opposite end of the cartridge, and
- an activation cap for causing the needle to penetrate a septum of a vial held in the vial socket and the septum of the cartridge to permit transfer of components therebetween,
- wherein the cartridge comprises a paralytic agent and a diluent for reconstituting the paralytic agent,
- and wherein the needle hub fluidly connects a dispensing member that is attached to a distal end of the housing with the contents of the cartridge.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.