Applicators for pharmacologically active agents, their preparation and use
AssigneeSmith and Nephew Associated Companies Limited
InventorRonald Lloyd
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Abstract
A disposable applicator for placing a pharmacologically active agent in contact with a moist body surface, especially the eye is in the form of an elongate strip disposed at one end of which is a soluble matrix element containing the pharmacologically active agent so that on contact with the moist body surface the matrix element separates from the remainder of the strip. In a preferred form the matrix element is attached to the remainder of the strip by a thin water soluble membrane which rapidly dissolves in body fluid thereby releasing the matrix element to the body surface. Processes for the preparation of the disposable applicators are also described.
Claims9
A disposable applicator for placing a pharmacologically active agent in contact with a moist body surface which applicator is in the form of an elongate strip with a pharmacologically active agent disposed at one end thereof said pharmacologically active agent being in a soluble matrix element which is attached to the rest of the strip by a rapidly soluble water activated membrane along which the soluble matrix element will separate from the remainder of the strip when the soluble matrix element is applied to a moist body surface.
A disposable applicator for placing an ophthalmic agent into the eye which applicator is in the form of an elongate strip with an ophthalmic agent disposed at one end thereof said ophthalmic agent being in a water soluble matrix element which is attached to the rest of the strip by a rapidly soluble water activated membrane line along which the soluble matrix element will separate from the remainder of the strip when the soluble matrix element is applied to the moist surface of the eye.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.