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US 8,574,189 B2Granted
Storage and dispensing devices for administration of oral transmucosal dosage forms
AssigneeAcelRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
InventorsAndrew Poutiatine, Bruce Edwards, Charles Rampersaud, Pamela Palmer, Bradley Blackwood, Benjamin K. Yaffe
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Abstract
Dispensing devices and systems for oral transmucosal administration of small volume drug dosage forms to the oral mucosa are provided. The dispensing device may be a single dose applicator (SDA), or an electromechanical device comprising a means for patient identification such as a wrist worn RFID tag and annular bidirectional antenna together with a lock-out feature.
Claims24
An apparatus, comprising:
- a housing defining an actuation pathway and a channel in communication with the actuation pathway;
- a delivery member, at least a portion of the delivery member being disposed within the actuation pathway such that a distal end portion of the delivery member and a distal end portion of the housing define a volume configured to contain a drug-containing tablet, the delivery member configured to move relative to the housing in a distal direction to expel the drug-containing tablet from the volume, the delivery member including a protrusion configured to engage a portion of the housing to limit movement of the delivery member relative to the housing in a proximal direction, the delivery member including an elongate protrusion slidably disposed within the channel, an edge of the elongate protrusion configured to limit movement of the delivery member relative to the housing in the distal direction;
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- a safety member removably coupled the housing, the safety member configured to limit movement of the delivery member relative to the housing in the distal direction.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a housing defining an actuation pathway;
- a delivery member, at least a portion of the delivery member being disposed within the actuation pathway such that a distal end portion of the delivery member and a distal end portion of the housing define a volume configured to contain a drug-containing tablet, the delivery member configured to move relative to the housing in a distal direction to expel the drug-containing tablet from the volume, the distal end portion of the housing is configured to deform when the delivery member is moved in the distal direction to produce an opening through which the drug-containing tablet can be expelled;
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- a safety member removably coupled to the distal end portion of the housing, a first portion of the safety member configured to limit deformation of the distal end portion of the housing, a second portion of the safety member configured to contact a portion of the delivery member to limit movement of the delivery member relative to the housing in the distal direction.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a housing defining an actuation pathway, a proximal end portion of the housing including a bridge member;
- a delivery member, at least a portion of the delivery member being disposed within the actuation pathway such that a distal end portion of the delivery member and a distal end portion of the housing define a volume configured to contain a drug-containing tablet, the delivery member configured to move relative to the housing in a distal direction to expel the drug-containing tablet from the volume through an opening defined by the distal end portion of the housing, the delivery member including a first protrusion configured to engage a portion of the housing to limit movement of the delivery member relative to the housing in a proximal direction, the delivery member configured to engage the bridge member such that the bridge member deforms when a force applied by the delivery member in the distal direction exceeds a predetermined threshold;
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- a safety member removably coupled to the housing, the safety member configured to limit movement of the delivery member relative to the housing in the distal direction.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.