Structure Of Means Contacting Portion Of Head (e.g., Tongue, Etc.) During Placement Of Treating Material In Mouth Or Throat Patents (Class 604/77)
  • Patent number: 11903904
    Abstract: A dispenser device for dispensing fluids is described. The dispenser can include a reservoir cap that can directly attach to and replace the screw top cap of traditional screw top bottle. The reservoir cap includes an air reservoir that can facilitate movement of the fluid through the device. The reservoir cap is coupled to a dispenser that is configured to receive the fluid from the cap. The dispenser can be detached from the cap and used to directly dispense the fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Inventors: Khalil Ramadi, Shriya Srinivasan, Sai Nithin Reddy Kantareddy, Nevan Hanumara, Ebenezer Nkwate
  • Patent number: 11877984
    Abstract: An apparatus for delivering a metered stream of saliva solution includes a delivery tube for drawing a saliva solution from a solution source; a pumping and metering device connected to the delivery tube for pumping saliva solution from the solution source through the delivery tube and delivering the solution to a user mouth, the delivery tube having a delivery tube upstream segment for extending from the solution source to the device, and a delivery tube downstream segment extending from the device to a delivery tube free end for placement in a user mouth; and a mouthpiece mounted to the delivery tube free end for engaging and securely retaining the delivery tube free end within a user mouth until released.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Inventor: Robert F. Thomas
  • Patent number: 11800851
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods, systems, and devices that emit light energy in the ruminant rumenoreticulum, to inactivate a quantity of microbes. The device is a size or shape that will obtain a predetermined position within the rumenoreticulum, and protectively contains long lasting battery power, electric components, and light sources that emit wavelengths that inactivate and destroy microbes. The device, the system and the method according to the present invention also allow detection of biological parameters of the capsule environment and communication with a receiver outside the animal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Inventor: Brian Michael Coyle
  • Patent number: 11458002
    Abstract: An intraoral applicator device is described herein that is configured to transfer medicament from the applicator to the gums of a patient. The device and methods of use may assist in topically applying medicament e.g. a topical anaesthetic to the gums of a patient without the need for or use of needles or syringes. In one embodiment, the intraoral applicator device may comprise a body with a shape and configuration that generally conforms with at least part of the shape of the teeth and gums of a patient's oral cavity. The device further comprises a holder portion, the holder portion comprising a frame, the frame being configured to clamp over the teeth about a region of the patient's oral cavity such that, when fitted to the patient's oral cavity, at least a part of the holder portion is configured to be held between the patient's teeth when the patient bites their jaws together, the holder portion also gripping at least part of the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Inventor: Gertruda Hubertina Westrupp
  • Patent number: 11446210
    Abstract: An oral dispensing device includes a main body for holding liquid and a guard, the main body being straight, elongated and having a longitudinal axis, and capable of dispensing the held liquid from one end. The guard is set upon the main body with a front portion of the main body protruding from the front of the guard. The guard is shaped such that when the front portion is placed in a mouth of a subject, the guard lies against the front of a face of the subject, such that if the front of the face of the subject is considered as a plane, the longitudinal axis of the liquid holding body is inclined to the plane of the face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: BABYHAPPY LTD.
    Inventor: Dorota Dyk
  • Patent number: 11412983
    Abstract: Computerized oral prescription administration with refillable medication dispensing devices and associated systems and methods are provided. In one embodiment, a method of dispensing a substance to an intended user is provided. The method comprises receiving an input from a biometric sensor; determining, based on the received input, whether an intended user's unique biometric attribute is detected by the biometric sensor; receiving an input from an environmental sensor; determining, based on the received input, whether a mouthpiece is positioned within a user's mouth; receiving an input from a capacitive sensor array of the mouthpiece; determining, based on the received input, whether an intended user's unique dentition is positioned within a recess of the mouthpiece; and dispensing a substance from a reservoir to a mouth of the intended user in response to determining that the intended user's unique biometric attribute is detected by the biometric sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: BERKSHIRE BIOMEDICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Thomas M. Rouse, Susan B. Owen, Christy Corey, Carlton Chow, Michael Turi, Larry Bischoff, Steven Hartman, Robert Boyer, Richard Cronenberg, Michael Quinn, James Lynch
  • Patent number: 10842719
    Abstract: The liquid-dispensing pacifier comprises a nipple, a fluid dispenser, and a guard. The guard prevents the liquid-dispensing pacifier from being swallowed by the baby. The nipple is shaped to resemble a female human teat and provides one or more apertures through which a fluid may exit the nipple from a chamber within the nipple. As non-limiting examples, the fluid may be breast milk or formula. The fluid is introduced into the nipple from the fluid dispenser. The fluid dispenser may be a reservoir or syringe that is coupled to the nipple. Fluid may travel from the reservoir to the chamber in the nipple via a valve or feeding tube. The valve may be opened by sucking action of the baby. The syringe may inject fluid into the chamber through one or more apertures, values, or tubes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Inventor: Kyle Picchetti
  • Patent number: 10813844
    Abstract: Systems and devices for providing readily accessible and unassisted oral hydration to a patient or other individual. A hydration system of the present disclosure may include a container for holding a quantity of liquid, a hydration tube extending from the container, and a hydration control valve through which a user may access the liquid by pushing or pressing on a lever. The hydration control valve may be, or be similar to, a pinch valve or bite valve arranged across a tube, such that by opening the valve, water may be permitted to flow through the tube. The valve may be arranged within a valve casing having a hydration tube coupling portion and a mouthpiece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: MEDICAL HYDRATION SOLUTIONS LLC
    Inventor: Anthony Mangione
  • Patent number: 10751256
    Abstract: A system includes a pacifier, an aroma device secured to the pacifier, and an aroma scented material. The pacifier includes a solid body with a front surface and a back surface; and a nipple secured to and extending from the front surface. The aroma device includes a housing secured to and protruding from the back surface of the body, the housing forming an inner cavity. The an aroma scented material is removably secured within the inner cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Inventor: Stephanie Cigainero
  • Patent number: 10426185
    Abstract: A taste substance-supplying article is provided with: a taste substance-supplying body having a taste substance that is brought into contact with taste receptors to produce a sense of taste, and a taste-releasing part that retains the taste substance and gradually releases the taste substance; and a fixing part that fixes the taste substance-supplying body to an oral cavity so that the taste-releasing part can be brought into contact with a portion of an area being a part of the oral cavity and having taste receptors. The taste-releasing part is brought into contact with taste receptors, and supplies and causes the taste substance to come into contact with the taste receptors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: KEIO UNVERSITY
    Inventors: Norihisa Miki, Kazuhiko Higashi
  • Patent number: 9782243
    Abstract: An animal restraining device and method provide dual capability for restraining an animal and administering medications. A first embodiment provides an administration tube connected to a body with handles which can be grasped by user to position the device either for restraining or administering medications. A second embodiment is a continuous hook-shaped member having a hollow passageway in order to introduce medications. The second embodiment is reversible to place either end of the device in the animal's mouth for restraining or administering medications, depending upon the size of the particular animal. The method of restraint includes positioning the device in the animal's mouth and applying a force to elicit a natural response by the animal which causes the animal to pause or remain motionless for a period of time while a caregiver may treat or examine the animal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Inventors: Grant A. Ritchey, Craig E. Ritchey
  • Patent number: 9402985
    Abstract: A self-cleaning suction device has a user's suction end that self-sanitizes externally and internally before and after use, as well as self-sanitizes internally during use. A cover opens to reveal the user's suction end within a containment unit. As the cover opens, the suction end travels from a lower chamber, proceeds through a middle chamber of a sanitizing agent, and is presented for use. After suction is complete, the suction end retracts through an upper chamber with, a scraping feature that removes debris from the outer surface of the mouthpiece, and proceeds down through the middle chamber of a sanitizing agent and a scraping feature that removes debris and the sanitizing agent from the outer surface of the user's suction end. Upon the sealing closure of the cover, the upper and middle chambers are flushed with a sanitizing agent, which is suctioned away along with any collected debris.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Inventor: Michael Caluori
  • Patent number: 9205028
    Abstract: An apparatus for storing both clean and used baby bottle nipples and collars includes a transparent cylindrical tubular member with a first open end and a second open end, a first nipple-shaped cap pivotably mounted to the first open end, a second cap pivotably mounted to the second open end, and a flexible insert with a nipple-shaped member having a concave side wall affixed to the bottom of the nipple-shaped member, the concave side wall having a top portion and a bottom portion both slidably in contact with the interior of the cylindrical tubular member, the top and bottom portions of the concave side wall able to provide a seal between the side wall and the cylindrical tubular member that prevents a cross-contamination between the clean bottle nipples and collars stored above the flexible insert and the used bottle nipples and collars stored below the insert.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Inventor: Eric Peter Marseglia
  • Publication number: 20150148740
    Abstract: An interchangeable nipple system for a pacifier for administering medicine comprising: a ring; a group of medicinal nipples, wherein each medicinal nipple is capable of connecting to the ring and each nipple includes a distinct flavor; a non-medicinal nipple, wherein the non-medicinal nipple is capable of connecting to the ring and is interchangeable with one of the group of medicinal nipples; a shield surrounds any nipple used with the pacifier, where the shield abuts a connecting ring; a threaded ring extending from the shield and connects to the connecting ring; a hole at the tip of the nipple that allows for the passage of the medicine from the medicinal nipples for administration to an infant user; and an electronic sensor that monitors the level and flow of liquid medicine in the medicinal nipples.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2014
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Inventor: Hermon McNac, III
  • Publication number: 20150100017
    Abstract: The invention relates to dispensers for fluid products, particularly oral dosing of medicines. The dispenser is a pump dispenser and has a separate nozzle attachment. The nozzle and dispenser may be uncoupled in a holding position or coupled position. A child resistance feature is disclosed which prevents unauthorised coupling of the dispenser and nozzle, thereby preventing unauthorised dispensing of product. The child resistance feature only allows coupling of the dispenser and nozzle when a coupling control element is triggered and then maintains this coupling with additional features. A protective cover for the dispenser is also disclosed, which covers the nozzle attachment and pump plunger button.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2014
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Inventors: Simon Christopher Knight, Joseph Stanley Brunton, David John Pritchett
  • Patent number: 8979823
    Abstract: Systems for maintaining a vacuum in a patient's oral cavity comprises an oral device, a vacuum control system, and an assembly including first and second tubes for connecting the vacuum control system to the oral device. The oral device has an internal plenum, and a vacuum is drawn in the plenum by a vacuum pump connected by a first tube of the tubular assembly. The vacuum is maintained by an air source which is connected to the plenum by the second tube of the tubular assembly. By maintaining a constant circulating air bleed through the oral device and the connecting tubes, saliva may be removed from the system and collected in a saliva trap located before the vacuum pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Apnicure, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan Podmore, Nicholas R. Vitale, John Edwards Crowe, Matthias Vaska
  • Publication number: 20150051585
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an intra-oral device including a carrier that has an outside wall, an inside wall and an occlusal wall connecting the outside wall to the inside wall. The carrier has at least one inset and at least one insert carrying a beneficial agent that is adapted to fit the inset, and the beneficial agent is capable of promoting weight loss. The intra-oral device is positioned in a user's mouth so that the intra-oral device is in contact with the user's cheeks, lips and/or tongue and the beneficial agent passes through the mucosal membrane of the user's mouth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2014
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Applicant: Dynamic Mouth Devices, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Laura Bardach, James Geduldig, Salvatore Napoli
  • Patent number: 8945182
    Abstract: Methods and devices for orally administering fluids and medical instrumentation to individuals for the promotion of health are disclosed. An apparatus is described comprising a pacifier configured to hold fluid and configured for sucking. In some embodiments, the apparatus includes a balloon positioned within a cavity of the pacifier. The balloon is configured to facilitate expulsion of the fluid from the cavity and to limit a user's ingestion of air. In other embodiments, the apparatus includes a cartridge or ampoule configured to store a fluid and expel the fluid through the pacifier. Systems are disclosed which include the pacifier apparatus, a known quantity of fluid or powder, and sterile packaging. Other systems are disclosed whereby various attachments, both medical and non-medical, couple to the apparatus. Methods of using and methods of manufacturing are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Pedia Solutions, LLC
    Inventors: Robert Bradley Oates, II, Brian Paul Brock, Cory James Spivey, Dee L. Conger
  • Patent number: 8926557
    Abstract: A fluid dispenser contains a fluid and selectively delivers the fluid orally to a subject. The fluid dispenser includes a main body defining a vessel that contains the fluid. The fluid dispenser also includes a dispensing portion that extends from the main body. The dispensing portion defines a passage therethrough that is in fluid communication with the vessel. The passage terminates at a dispenser opening through which the fluid exits the passage and flows into the mouth of the subject. Moreover, the fluid dispenser includes a tongue depressor that extends from the dispensing portion. The tongue depressor is operable to depress the tongue of the subject while the fluid is dispensed into the mouth of the subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Amcor Limited
    Inventor: Don F. Yeager
  • Publication number: 20140343487
    Abstract: A drinking straw that contains an alcohol treatment substance such that the user consumes the alcohol treatment substance while drinking the alcoholic beverage using the drinking straw. The drinking straw may include a perforated top barrier and a perforated bottom barrier with an alcohol treatment substance in between or may have a perforated capsule containing an alcohol treatment substance in it or attached to its bottom opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2013
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Inventor: Semion Hlebnikov
  • Patent number: 8852144
    Abstract: A nursing device for feeding infants with a cleft lip and/or cleft palate includes upper and lower portions. The upper portion includes a bottle with an opening in its top for containing a liquid, a nipple and a screw cap for maintaining the nipple in sealing engagement with the opening. A submersible pump is disposed in the bottom of the bottle and connected to an opening in the nipple by a tube. A lower portion of the device includes a motor and a magnetic coupling for activating the pump. A microprocessor control timer regulates the timing and flow of a feeding cycle with a display for help in regulating the feeding cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Inventor: Fatema S. Al-Thallab
  • Publication number: 20140288495
    Abstract: Timed release capsules administered in beverage preparations may be used for delayed release of flavor or color enhancements, and pharmaceuticals. A composite timed release capsule includes: a first layer, including a first material; a second layer, including a second material, such that the second material further includes inner bodies; and an inner layer, which includes a third material. A composite straw includes: a standard straw; a snap-off cap; an upper stop; a lower stop; timed release capsules, retained in position between the snap-off cap and the upper stop; composite timed release capsules, retained in position between the upper stop and the lower stop. A user can remove the snap-off cap to pour the timed release capsules into a drinking container, insert the composite straw into the drinking container, where the composite timed release capsules dissolve, and embedded inner bodies fall into the beverage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2014
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Inventor: Alejandro I. Olmos
  • Patent number: 8821435
    Abstract: The invention provides a medicine dispenser device for liquids intended to be swallowed, particularly by children and patients who find it difficult to cooperate, the device comprising an elongated cylinder serving as a container for the liquid, the device being provided, in accordance with the requirements of its use and the type of liquid to be dispensed, with at least one dispensing exit outlet at the distal end of the cylinder, the cylinder having a longitudinal axis and the at least one dispensing outlet being positioned to direct at least one stream of dispensed liquid at an angle of between 20° and 170° relative to the distal end of the longitudinal axis of the container, the safety arrangement of the device being such that upon introduction of the distal end of the device into the mouth of a patient, the at least one stream of dispensed liquid is directed to exit towards at least one enveloping surface of the mouth cavity and not in a direction toward the patient's windpipe and the throat opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Inventor: Haim Hazan
  • Patent number: 8808245
    Abstract: A powered irrigator for use in rinsing nasal cavities including a main body having a handle and fluid reservoir detachably coupled to one another, an outlet nozzle extending from a top end of the handle, a pump mechanism operably coupled to a power source, and a switch operably coupled to the power source for turning the pump mechanism on and off, and when the switch turns on the pump mechanism, fluid flows from the fluid reservoir into a first fluid coupling between the reservoir and the pump mechanism and into a second fluid coupling between the pump mechanism to the outlet nozzle. The reservoir includes a generally centrically body defining a cavity and at least two tabs connected to the cylindrical body and extending inwards therefrom. The at least two tabs operably connect the reservoir to the handle portion to releasably secure the reservoir to the handle portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Water Pik, Inc.
    Inventors: Kurt M. Taylor, Gary L. Sokol, Kenneth A. Hair, Harold A. Luettgen
  • Publication number: 20140228744
    Abstract: Appliances for oral use including compositions containing polymetal complexes useful in treating disorders of the oral mucosa, lips, and perioral region are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2014
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: JR CHEM, LLC
    Inventor: Jose E. Ramirez
  • Publication number: 20140213965
    Abstract: Single or multiple jointed bit (1) with at least two mouthpieces (10), characterized by the fact that at least one mouthpiece (10) comprises at least one channel (100) which extends longitudinally with or without slope through this mouthpiece from one end to the other end, to enable the sending of a viscous and/or liquid substance (72) directly into the middle of the mouth of an animal (2) without changing the feeling in the animal's mouth or on its tongue (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2012
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Inventor: Heidi Hall
  • Patent number: 8790296
    Abstract: A patient hydration system comprises a bladder, a flexible tube, a safety guard, and a mouthpiece. The bladder can be a generally rectangular-shaped pouch designed to hold liquids. The bladder can have an attachment means whereby a retention member can be used to hang the bladder. The bladder has a port that allows the attachment of the flexible tube. The tube is also connected to the safety guard and mouthpiece. The contents of the bladder flow through the tube and out of the mouthpiece on demand. A keeper clip can be added in proximity to the mouthpiece. The safety guard provides a substantial handle for grasping and maneuvering the system, ensures that the mouthpiece is not inadvertently swallowed by the patient, and protects the mouthpiece from surface contamination if the mouthpiece is placed on a table, plate, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: MakInnovations, LLC
    Inventors: Candice Ann Makowski, Mary Virginia Makowski, Cicelee Renee Makowski
  • Publication number: 20140207111
    Abstract: A drug delivery device 10 has a support structure 20 and a medicine-laden member 100 affixed or otherwise attached to the support structure 20. The device 10 is sized to fit into the mouth and upon exposing the medicine-laden member 100 to saliva, medicaments 101 are released into the mouth. The drug delivery device 10 permits a new method of medication delivery. The method of oral transmucosal drug delivery has the steps of providing a drug delivery device 10 that fits into the mouth, the device 10 having a medicine-laden member 100; wearing the drug delivery device 10; activating release of medicine 101 by contact with saliva; and transmitting the released medicine 101 transmucosally to the bloodstream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2014
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Inventor: Puthalath Koroth Raghuprasad
  • Patent number: 8734423
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses include applying a biting force to a bite-piece, the biting force is applied by a user's teeth, wherein the bite-piece is held inside of the user's mouth. Closing the mouth and the biting force suppress the user's gag reflex and the user's tonsils and adjacent Throat structures can be treated by spraying fluid onto the tonsil or manipulating the surface of the tonsil and related structures. The tonsils can be cleaned thereby.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Inventors: Michael Dennis Morelock, David Michael Morelock
  • Patent number: 8721331
    Abstract: A drug delivery device 10 has a support structure 20 and a medicine-laden member 100 affixed or otherwise attached to the support structure 20. The device 10 is sized to fit into the mouth and upon exposing the medicine-laden member 100 to saliva, medicaments 101 are released into the mouth. The drug delivery device 10 permits a new method of medication delivery. The method of oral transmucosal drug delivery has the steps of providing a drug delivery device 10 that fits into the mouth, the device 10 having a medicine-laden member 100; wearing the drug delivery device 10; activating release of medicine 101 by contact with saliva; and transmitting the released medicine 101 transmucosally to the bloodstream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Inventor: Puthalath Koroth Raghuprasad
  • Publication number: 20140121594
    Abstract: This invention is a device and method for automatic and selective modification of the taste and/or smell of one or more selected nutrient or food types as food is being digested within a person's mouth. This invention can comprise: a taste and/or smell modifying substance; a reservoir for this substance that is implanted within the person's body; and a flow control mechanism that automatically and selectively increases flowable communication between this substance and the person's oral cavity or nasal cavity when a selected nutrient or food is being digested within the person's mouth. This invention can help a person to moderate their consumption of unhealthy food and to limit their overall caloric intake as part of a comprehensive system for improved nutrition, energy balance, and weight management.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2012
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Inventor: Robert A. Connor
  • Publication number: 20140051926
    Abstract: Methods and devices for orally administering fluids and medical instrumentation to individuals for the promotion of health are disclosed. An apparatus is described comprising a pacifier configured to hold fluid and configured for sucking. In some embodiments, the apparatus includes a balloon positioned within a cavity of the pacifier. The balloon is configured to facilitate expulsion of the fluid from the cavity and to limit a user's ingestion of air. In other embodiments, the apparatus includes a cartridge or ampoule configured to store a fluid and expel the fluid through the pacifier. Systems are disclosed which include the pacifier apparatus, a known quantity of fluid or powder, and sterile packaging. Other systems are disclosed whereby various attachments, both medical and non-medical, couple to the apparatus. Methods of using and methods of manufacturing are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2013
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Applicant: PEDIA SOLUTIONS, LLC
    Inventors: Robert Bradley Oates, II, Brian Paul Brock, Cory James Spivey, Dee L. Conger
  • Patent number: 8646632
    Abstract: A mouthpiece has a bite-off-prevention feature. The mouthpiece has been manufactured from an elastomeric parent material with at least one first component, where a reinforcing component embedded within the parent material forms the bite-off-prevention feature and derives from the same group of substances or group of materials as the first component. The reinforcing component is preferably composed of fibers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: Medela Holding AG
    Inventors: Peter Vischer, Beda Weber, Erich Pfenniger, Stefan Baumann
  • Patent number: 8597235
    Abstract: A feeding apparatus includes a food container having an open end and a closed end. A plurality of apertures is formed on the container. A first coupling member has an opening in communication with the container open end. A second coupling member cooperates with the first coupling member and movable between an open configuration allowing food to pass through the opening and into the container, and a sealed configuration where the second coupling member covers and seals the open end of the container. The container is made of a soft resilient material, and the apertures and the container are sized and shaped such that normally the container stays in its original shape and the food stays inside the container. The container collapses by external force during feeding, and returns to its original shape upon release of the force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Dongguan Kidsme Trading Company Limited
    Inventor: Fu Man Herman Lo
  • Patent number: 8568352
    Abstract: A nursing device for feeding infants with a cleft lip and/or cleft palate includes upper and lower portions. The upper portion includes a bottle with an opening in its top for containing a liquid, a nipple and a screw cap for maintaining the nipple in sealing engagement with the opening. A submersible pump is disposed in the bottom of the bottle and connected to an opening in the nipple by a tube. A lower portion of the device includes a motor and a magnetic coupling for activating the pump. A microprocessor control timer includes means for regulating the timing and flow of a feeding cycle with a display for help in regulating the feeding cycle. Alternatively, the motor, pump, controls, and power supply may be disposed at the top of the bottle as a removable unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Inventor: Fatemah S. Al Thalab
  • Patent number: 8568351
    Abstract: A nursing device for feeding infants with a cleft lip and/or cleft palate includes a nipple body and a tube operatively attached at one end to a pump for pumping liquid and operatively attached at the other end to the nipple body. The tube passively regulates the amount of liquid being pumped, ensuring that the infant can feed with minimal mess from the infirmities of cleft lip and/or cleft palate. The nipple body includes an outer flange and a cap for sealing engagement with the top of a nursing bottle. A shield can be used to cover the nipple body, which serves to protect and form a temporary reservoir for the liquid dispensed through the nipple body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Inventor: Fatemah S. Al Thalab
  • Patent number: 8568450
    Abstract: An oral administration device having a nipple member and a frangible seal is disclosed. An oral administration system having a nipple member and a syringe to fill the nipple member is disclosed. An oral administration device having a vacuum package surrounding the oral administration device is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventor: Bradley M. Stewart
  • Patent number: 8545439
    Abstract: A feeding apparatus includes a food container. The food container includes an open end and a closed end. The food container is provided on a surface thereof with a plurality of apertures and a plurality of protrusions. The food container is made of a resilient material for use with foodstuff.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Dongguan Kidsme Industrial Limited
    Inventor: Fu Man Herman Lo
  • Patent number: 8517729
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to an oral device, or mouthpiece, for delivering a fluid to the mouth or oropharynx of a user. In one embodiment, the oral device includes an intraoral portion, an extraoral portion, and an auxiliary support device that serves to stabilize the oral device. In various embodiments, the auxiliary support device may be configured with ear loops, a support band, a support frame and/or a support member. The intraoral portion generally includes at least one outlet port through which the fluid is delivered to the oral cavity or oropharynx. A method of dispensing a fluid using the oral device is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: The University of Western Ontario and Trudell Medical International
    Inventors: Ruth E. Martin, Julie Theurer, Michael Nuttall, Bryan Finlay, Brandon Coultes
  • Publication number: 20130218132
    Abstract: Infant pacifiers, compositions, and methods of use thereof, for preventing or reducing risk of developing a hyperallergenic immune system or allergic condition are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2011
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Applicant: Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventor: Cedric Francois
  • Publication number: 20130184677
    Abstract: A multiple dose syringe has a first valve defining a first valve opening pressure and a second valve defining a second valve opening pressure. A storage chamber in fluid communication with the second valve stores multiple doses of a substance therein and includes an outlet for dispensing multiple doses of the stored substance therethrough. A compression surface is movable between first and second positions and defines a compression chamber between the compression surface and the first valve. Movement of the compression surface in a direction from the first position toward the second position dispenses substance in the compression chamber through the first valve and out of the syringe. Movement of the compression surface in a direction from the second position toward the first position causes substance to flow from the storage chamber through the second valve and into the compression chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2013
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Inventor: Daniel Py
  • Publication number: 20130149670
    Abstract: Compositions and methods of use for desensitizing a subject to an allergen via regions of the oral mucosa are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2011
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Applicant: APELLIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventor: Cedric Francois
  • Patent number: 8460234
    Abstract: A water bottle and dispenser system that allows a measured quantity of water to be supplied to the patient's mouth automatically. The delivery of the water can be timed for any convenient interval. There is no need for specialized needles and other paraphernalia related to an IV, and no specialized training is needed to install and operate the device. This means that a homeowner can use this device for a patient at home, which will reduce the cost of treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Inventor: Olivia Duron-Smith
  • Patent number: 8454624
    Abstract: A device for removing a mass lodged in a choking victim's throat comprises a manifold, piston, spool, and latch. The manifold has first, second, and third conduits in selective fluid communication with each other, with the second conduit terminating in an orifice in a mouthpiece. The spool, having a transverse orifice, may be disposed in the third conduit, slidable between a first position where the orifice permits fluid communication between the first and second conduits, and a second position where the spool blocks fluid communication. The piston is slidably disposed within the first conduit, and with the spool is in the second position, the latch is usable to secure the piston relative to the manifold at one or more discrete positions to create a measured amount of vacuum pressure in the first conduit. The vacuum pressure is transmitted to the mouthpiece by movement of the spool to said first position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Inventors: James T. DeLuca, Paul V. DeLuca
  • Publication number: 20130123690
    Abstract: A fluid dispenser contains a fluid and selectively delivers the fluid orally to a subject. The fluid dispenser includes a main body defining a vessel that contains the fluid. The fluid dispenser also includes a dispensing portion that extends from the main body. The dispensing portion defines a passage therethrough that is in fluid communication with the vessel. The passage terminates at a dispenser opening through which the fluid exits the passage and flows into the mouth of the subject. Moreover, the fluid dispenser includes a tongue depressor that extends from the dispensing portion. The tongue depressor is operable to depress the tongue of the subject while the fluid is dispensed into the mouth of the subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2012
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Applicant: Amcor Limited
    Inventor: Amcor Limited
  • Patent number: 8432249
    Abstract: An advanced transitional cup (ATC) for training developing children and developmentally-challenged individuals to drink from a cup. The ATC includes a lid with a small fluid aperture and an electric air valve. A microcontroller located in the base of the ATC converts a user-defined “flow rate” into a PWM voltage signal that successively opens and closes the air valve. A higher flow rate results in a PWM signal that opens the air valve for longer spans of time and closes the air valve for shorter spans of time as compared to a lower flow rate, thereby allowing more air to enter the ATC and fluid to be expressed from the fluid aperture more readily. A touch sensor on the sidewall of the ATC prevents the air valve from being opened, and thus fluid from exiting the fluid aperture, unless a drinker is touching the touch sensor, thereby preventing accidental spills.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: Miami University
    Inventors: Michael Bailey-VanKuren, Donna R. Scarborough
  • Publication number: 20130102998
    Abstract: A holder for a drug delivery device comprising a body portion, and a first flange extending from the holder, wherein the body portion comprises a receiving portion for receiving a drug delivery device, and the flange extends from the body portion of the holder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2011
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Applicant: AESICA FORMULATION DEVELOPMENT LIMITED
    Inventors: James Coghill, Robert Armstrong
  • Publication number: 20130102997
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a dispensing device. The dispensing device includes a chamber subassembly coupled to a mouth guard subassembly. The mouth guard subassembly includes a mouth guard adjacent to an end of the chamber subassembly, a nipple extending from the mouth guard, and foam disposed within the interior of the nipple.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2011
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Inventors: Hamidreza Abbassmovahedi, Anthony Ray Morales, Johnny Joseph Morales
  • Publication number: 20130090628
    Abstract: A device for administering medicine to a person includes a housing that supports an edible carrier. An element is disposed within the edible carrier for forming a recess within the edible carrier when the element and edible carrier are separated. The method includes the steps of forming the recess within the edible carrier, placing medicine within the recess, and administering the edible carrier and medicine combination to the recipient. The edible carrier provides lubrication and a pleasant taste to the person receiving the medicine. The housing may be in the form a spoon with the edible carrier sealed to the spoon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2012
    Publication date: April 11, 2013
    Inventor: Dolores R. Ewing
  • Publication number: 20130090595
    Abstract: An infant medicine dispenser may have a pacifier and a cover. The pacifier may be formed with an opening at a distal tip of a nipple of the pacifier. The nipple of the pacifier may also be hollow to store liquid medicine to be administered to an infant. The opening at the distal tip of the nipple may form a generally liquid tight seal which holds the liquid medicine within the interior reservoir of the nipple, but allows the liquid medicine to flow there through upon sucking. The back side of the pacifier may have an opening through which the liquid medicine is poured into the interior reservoir. The opening may be sealed with a cover to prevent spills if the infant medicine dispenser is inadvertently knocked out of the infant's mouth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2011
    Publication date: April 11, 2013
    Inventor: Veronica Brenner