JPH04212347A - Tablet dosing apparatus for small animal - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To easily and safely dose tablet type medicine to a small animal by forming an exit end part of a cylinder as a circular or discontinuously circular narrow width part. CONSTITUTION: A cylinder 1 comprises a cylindrical tube part 2, and it is provided with a funnel-shaped expanded part 3 at an entrance part. This is closed at a top part by use of a catcher plate 4. A push rod 6 comprises a rectangular outline 7, it is provided with a catcher 9 at a lower end part, and it has a lock member 10 at an upper end part. After prescribed quantity of tablets are filled in a lower part of the tube part 2 in the cylinder 1, the push rod 6 is inserted into the cylinder 1. As pressure is applied, the tablets are pushed out of a circular narrow width part 5.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

FIELD OF INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION The present invention relates to a tablet administration device for small animals, in particular cats, which device consists of a cylinder and a push rod.

PRIOR ART AND THE PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED BY THE INVENTION Depending on the formulation (eg ointments, tablets, powders) and products, there are various possibilities for administering drugs to small animals. The drug is mixed with the normal feed and in this respect intake of the correct amount is not guaranteed. Otherwise, it may be administered using a spray ointment or given as individual tablets. In the last method, especially cats, great resistance is met, and the drug is almost always spit out again.

To provide assistance in this connection, administration devices are commercially available, in which each tablet is clamped into a forceps-like receptacle at the tip of the administration device and is inserted into the animal's mouth using a piston rod. can be placed in

[0004] Thereby, only a single tablet is administered at a time, and during a dosing attempt, the tablet often falls very quickly due to the fact that it is not clamped by the "forceps".

Means for Solving the Problems The object of the invention is to provide a tablet administration device for administering tablet-form drugs to small animals in a simple, safe and easy manner. It is possible to give different doses depending on the weight of the animal being treated.

This object is achieved according to the invention in a tablet dispensing device with a cylinder and a displaceable push rod, in which the outlet end of the cylinder has an annular or discontinuous annular narrowing. . The cylinder is preferably provided with a grip plate on the entry side to facilitate handling of the push rod. Furthermore, a funnel-shaped widening is advantageously provided on the inlet side of the cylinder to facilitate the introduction of the tablet.

The cylinder is preferably filled with spherical or ellipsoidal tablets or coated tablets, which on the one hand slide easily in the cylinder and, on the other hand, after overcoming the reaction force, the narrow width of the outlet end It is of such a size that it is released through the body. After inserting the dosing device into the animal's mouth, all the tablets can be administered at the same time using one hand, and by displacing the push rod the tablets will exit through the narrow outlet. This moment carries the tablets further to the base of the tongue where they can be easily swallowed by the animal.

According to a particular embodiment, the push rod is provided at its upper end with a container for tablets or coated tablets, which container is closed with a lid.

The following advantages are achieved by the invention.

- Safe and easy administration of drugs in tablet form for small animals - Possibility of tailoring drug dosing to individual animals by giving several tablets in a single administration -
Until the tablet is finally placed in the animal's mouth, it is exposed to moisture (
protected from saliva) and premature falls.

- The tablet is delivered to the base of the animal's tongue using the additional moment of ejection to ensure acceptance.

- The tablet dosing device is inexpensively made from plastic by injection molding. - With the tablet container at the end of the push rod, constant searching for tablet groups is avoided and the operating costs of the unit are reduced.

Exemplary embodiments of the invention are described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

[0014]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS In FIG. 1, a cylinder 1 consists of a cylindrical tube section 2 with a funnel-shaped widening 3 on the inlet side. Funnel shape 3 uses grip plate 4,
Closed at the top. At the outlet end of the cylinder 1, the internal cross-section of the tube section 2 is narrowed (not shown). However, the annular narrow portion does not need to extend all the way around.

Rather, as shown in FIG. 2, it is discontinuous and consists of a lip 5 or web. The protruding lip 5 or web is very thin so that it can be pushed out by applying pressure.

FIG. 3 shows the push rod 6. It consists of a rectangular profile 7 and is provided with a piston plate 8 at the lower end and a grip 9 at the upper end. Also, there is a stopper on the top end.
0 is set. The push rod 6 is inserted into the cylinder 1 after the lower part of the tube section 2 in the cylinder 1 has been filled with the prescription tablet dose.

In FIG. 4, the push rod 41 is provided at its upper end with a container 42 containing tablets, which is closed using a lid 43. On the cylindrical wall 44 of the container 42 there is a product label (not shown).

In combination with the tablet dosing device described above, spherical or oval tablets or coated tablets are used, the maximum diameter of which is smaller than the inner diameter of the tube section 2 but defined by the annular narrow section 5. larger than the diameter. The annular narrow section 5 thus prevents the tablets from falling out of the tube section 2 and serves as a receiving shaft. When pressure is applied to the push rod 6, it is further displaced into the tube section 2 and the tablet is pushed out by the annular narrow section 5. After they pass through the narrow part, the grip 9 of the push rod 6
It must be pressed down with greater force. This result is
The tablet is accelerated in the final stage of the passage and is thus subjected to a moment and released. Administration is thereby made considerably easier, and the animals accept tablets administered in this way more easily and swallow without difficulty.

The main features and aspects of the present invention are as follows.

1. A tablet dosing device for small animals, especially cats, consisting of a cylinder (1) with a push rod (6, 41), in which the outlet end of the cylinder (1) has an annular or discontinuously annular narrow section (5). A tablet dispensing device comprising:

2. 2. Tablet dosing device according to claim 1, characterized in that the cylinder (1) is provided with a grip plate (4) for fingers on the inlet side.

3. 3. Tablet dispensing device according to items 1 and 2 above, characterized in that the cylinder (1) is widened in the shape of a funnel (3) on the inlet side.

4. The cylinder (1) is filled with spherical or oval tablets or coated tablets, which on the one hand slide easily in the cylinder and on the other hand, after overcoming the reaction force, the narrow part (5) at the outlet end. 4. The tablet dispensing device according to any one of the above items 1 to 3, characterized in that the tablet dispensing device is sized such that it is ejected through the tablet.

5. A push rod (41) is provided with a container (42) for tablets or coated tablets at its upper end;
2) The tablet dispensing device according to any one of 1 to 4 above, characterized in that the device is closed with a lid (43).

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 shows a cylinder of a tablet dispensing device.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the cylinder at the outlet end.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a cylinder push rod.

FIG. 4 is a partial cross-sectional view of a particular embodiment of a push rod.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A device for administering tablets for small animals, especially cats, consisting of a cylinder (1) equipped with a push rod (6, 41), in which the outlet end of the cylinder (1) has an annular or discontinuous annular constriction. A tablet dispensing device characterized in that it has a width section (5).