Applicator for use with ointment and method of use

An applicator for use with ointment, comprising:

• a housing defining a holding chamber;
• the holding chamber having a single entrance and a single exit, the exit being distinct from the entrance;
• the housing being flexible such that deformation of the housing reduces capacity of the holding chamber and forces contents of the holding chamber to pass through the exit;
• a one-way valve at the entrance for allowing the ointment to enter the holding chamber through the entrance and restricting the ointment from exiting the holding chamber through the entrance;
• a tip extending from the housing adjacent the exit;
• the tip having a proximal end meeting the housing and a pliant distal end spaced apart from the housing, the tip distal end being flared from the tip proximal end and having a generally planar leading surface;
• the tip having a channel extending from the exit to the leading surface, the channel being flared at the leading surface;
• and
• a sleeve extending from the housing adjacent the entrance;
• the sleeve having a proximal end meeting the housing and a distal end spaced apart from the housing, the sleeve distal end being flared from the sleeve proximal end;
• the sleeve being hollow for receiving a tube and allowing ointment to pass from the tube to the holding chamber through the one-way valve.