Device for depositing a non-flowable object or a non-flowable medicament in a body cavity
US7172573B1 · kind B1 · utility
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17References
19Claims
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 26, 2000 |
| Grant date | Feb 6, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 26, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2025/0681
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A device (100) for depositing a non-flowable object or a non-flowable medicament in a body cavity includes an elongate body (12) which includes an elongate barrel (14) with a passage (18), configured to receive a non-flowable object or medicament, extending through the body (12). The passage (18) has an outlet (22) at a free end of the barrel (14), a portion of the passage (18) being curved. The device (10) also includes an ejector or plunger (30) which can be displaced along the passage (18) to push a non-flowable object or medicament received in the passage (18) out of the passage (18) through the outlet (22) thereof.
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