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US 4,381,773 AGranted
Method and nozzle for nasal vaccination of immature mammals
AssigneeSchering Corporation
InventorsRobert A. Goodnow, Floyd J. Shade, Thomas A. Sloboth, Donald J. Kaye
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Abstract
Method and means for vaccinating a mammal using a convex nozzle with an elongated tip. The mammal's alar fold is pushed aside by the tip so that vaccine is deposited behind the alar fold. Vaccine is then dispensed through the nozzle.
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A method of safely and effectively vaccinating a mammal having an alar fold comprising the steps of:
- a. inserting into a nostril of the mammal a nozzle having a tip,
- b. pushing the mammal's alar fold aside with said tip,
- c. dispensing a preselected amount of vaccine from a container through said nozzle while the alar fold is pushed aside by said tip such that vaccine is deposited behind the alar fold, and
- d. withdrawing the nozzle from the nostril of said mammal.
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A method of safely and effectivly vaccinating a mammal having an alar fold comprising the steps of:
- a. inserting into a nostril of the mammal a nozzle having a tip adapted to push aside the mammal's alar fold and means for preventing said tip from entering the nostril beyond the alar fold,
- b. pushing the mammal's alar fold aside with said tip,
- c. dispensing a preselected amount of vaccine from a container through said nozzle while the alar fold is pushed aside by said tip such that vaccine is deposited behind the alar fold, and
- d. withdrawing the nozzle from the nostril of said mammal.
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