Medication delivery device for rectal delivery of medication and method therefor
OwnerEsther Kumendainventor
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Abstract
A medication delivery device for rectal delivery of medication includes a barrel, a tip, and a plunger. The barrel consists of rigid material. The tip has a first tip portion that is cylindrical and a second tip portion is in the form of a truncated cone. The second tip portion includes a discharge orifice that has a diameter smaller than the diameter of the first tip portion. The tip consists of a flexible, stretchable material. The plunger is insertable into the barrel through the opening in the second barrel end. The plunger includes a plunger shaft, a plunger head, and a plunger handle. The plunger head is disk shaped. The plunger handle is T-shaped and positioned perpendicular to the plunger shaft.
Claims16
A medication delivery device for rectal delivery of medication comprising:
- a barrel consisting of rigid material, said barrel having a first barrel end and a second barrel end, each of said first barrel end and said second barrel end including an opening;
- a tip having a first tip portion coupled to said first barrel end and a second tip portion integrally formed with said first tip portion, said first tip portion being cylindrical and having a diameter the same as a diameter of said barrel, said second tip portion being in the form of a truncated cone, said second tip portion including a discharge orifice having a diameter smaller than the diameter of said first tip portion, said tip consisting of flexible, stretchable material such that said second tip portion is expandable for passage of items larger than the diameter of said discharge orifice;
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- a plunger being insertable into said barrel through said opening in said second barrel end, said plunger including:
- a plunger shaft having a first shaft end and a second shaft end;
- a plunger head being attached to said first shaft end, said plunger head being disk shaped, said plunger head having a diameter similar to an inner diameter of said barrel to push medications through said barrel and said tip and out of said discharge orifice;
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- a plunger handle being attached to said second shaft end, said plunger handle being T-shaped and positioned perpendicular to said plunger shaft.
A method of rectally delivering medication, said method comprising the steps of:
- providing a medication delivery comprising:
- a barrel consisting of rigid material, said barrel having a first barrel end and a second barrel end, each of said first barrel end and said second barrel end including an opening;
- a tip having a first tip portion coupled to said first barrel end and a second tip portion integrally formed with said first tip portion, said first tip portion being cylindrical and having a diameter the same as a diameter of said barrel, said second tip portion being in the form of a truncated cone, said second tip portion including a discharge orifice having a diameter smaller than the diameter of said first tip portion, said tip consisting of flexible, stretchable material such that said second tip portion is expandable for passage of items larger than the diameter of said discharge orifice;
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- a plunger being insertable into said barrel through said opening in said second barrel end, said plunger including:
- a plunger shaft having a first shaft end and a second shaft end;
- a plunger head being attached to said first shaft end, said plunger head being disk shaped, said plunger head having a diameter similar to an inner diameter of said barrel to push medications through said barrel and said tip and out of said discharge orifice;
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- a plunger handle being attached to said second shaft end, said plunger handle being T-shaped and positioned perpendicular to said plunger shaft;
- inserting a medication into at least one of said barrel and said tip;
- inserting said tip into a rectum;
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- grasping said plunger handle and pushing said plunger to cause said plunger head to engage and push the medication out of said discharge opening and into the rectum.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.