Dispensing device
US6978945B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 21, 2003 |
| Grant date | Dec 27, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 19, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M35/003
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Hand-held dispensing devices for dispensing and applying a substance to the skin of a host are described. The devices include a hollow body, a capsule mounted within the hollow body for containing the substance, a nozzle mounted within the hollow body communicating with the substance in the capsule, an actuator to cause metered quantities of the substance to be dispensed from the capsule through the nozzle, a shroud defining an exit space for receiving the substance emerging from the nozzle, and a cap detachably mounted on the shroud to selectively open and close the nozzle and thereby control escape of the substance from the capsule.
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