Securing means for an oral medicament and support therefor
OwnerAlbert M. Lackneyinventor
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Abstract
An oral medicament adapted to be administered on a support which allows sucking of the medicament while preventing inadvertent swallowing of the medicament in its entirety or in large pieces, as well as preventing accidental swallowing of the support is provided. The support includes a stick of flexible plastic material having first and second ends, and may include an interlocking mechanism for the attachment of a safety guard which provides protection against accidental swallowing of the support. The medicament is secured to the first end of the support in a way which forms interlocking bonds with the medicament and controls the degree to which the medicament may be dissolved by the user.
Claims21
In combination, a solid medicament and support for oral administration of said medicament to a patient comprising:
- a) an elongated support having first and second ends;
- b) a solid medicament;
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- c) means for securing said medicament to one end of said support so that said medicament is firmly secured to said end of said support, said securing means including means for forming multiple interlocking bonds between said support and said medicament to prevent separation of said medicament from said support during oral administration thereof.
In combination, an oral medicament secured to a support comprising:
- a) an elongated support having first and second ends;
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- b) a solid oral medicament secured to one end of said support, wherein said medicament includes means for preventing pieces of said medicament of a size which could cause choking or lodge in the throat of a user from breaking off.
In combination, an oral medicament secured to a support comprising:
- a) an elongated support having first and second ends including means for securing a solid oral medicament thereto, said securing means comprising:
- a flat disk having a front side and a back side, said disk attached to said first end of said support for securing said medicament;
- b) a solid oral medicament secured to said front and back sides of said disk and substantially covering said disk, said disk including at least one raised area which mates with a corresponding indentation on said solid medicament for securing said medicament to said disk;
- whereby said oral medicament secured to said support allows sucking of said medicament while preventing inadvertent swallowing of said medicament or said support.
In combination, a support for oral administration of a medicament and a safety guard comprising:
- an elongated support;
- a detachable safety guard for preventing inadvertent swallowing of said support comprising a member having a slit therein for slidable attachment to said support;
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- means on said support for slidably securing said safety guard thereto comprising means for interlocking with said slit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.