Drug delivery mask for animals
AssigneeNorton Healthcare Limited
InventorsBrian Barney, Esther Perea-Borobio
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Abstract
An animal mask for removable fitment to the appropriate portion of the head of an animal such as the front of the head or over one nostril for the effective delivery of drugs or medicaments, for pulmonary or nasal absorption. The rings of the mask are nestable, forming a succession of monotonically decreasing sized telescopable rings from a largest ring to a smallest ring to form a relatively flexible skirt. An animal interface adapter extends from the largest ring and is adapted to establish a substantial seal between the animal interface adapter and the face of an animal. The animal mask is collapsible to permit use in a full or partially open state, and to permit easy and convenient transport in a collapsed or closed state.
Claims28
A drug delivery device for removable fixture to an animal, comprising:
- a) an airborne medicament interface adapter adapted to couple to a medicament dispenser in a sealed manner;
- b) an animal interface adapter adapted to establish a substantial seal surrounding a mouth, a nostril or the mouth and the nostril of the animal;
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- c) a relatively flexible sleeve extending along an axis between the medicament interface adapter and the animal interface adapter, and having a cross-section monotonically increasing between the medicament interface adapter and the animal interface adapter, the relatively flexible sleeve including at least two sections extending along the axis, each of the sections including a relatively inflexible ring defining an associated first contour, and a relatively flexible skirt extending from the ring to a distal edge defining an associated second contour.
A medicament sleeve, comprising:
- a first end configured to couple to a medicament dispenser;
- a second end configured to disperse the medicament;
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- a telescoping body disposed between the first and second ends, the telescoping body having a circumference at the second end which is larger than a circumference at the first end, and the second end being adapted to cover at least one of a user's mouth or nasal passage, the telescoping body including at least two sections extending along an axis, each of the sections including a relatively inflexible ring defining an associated first contour, and a relatively flexible skirt extending from the ring to a distal edge defining an associated second contour.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.