Applicator and system for administering and dispensing flowable pharmaceutical preparations
A transdermal delivery apparatus for delivering specific desired quantities of cream-base medicament or any flowable composition is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a revolving platform, a threaded screw-complex, a house, an applicator pad, and a safety cap. The revolving platform produces audible and tactile sensations upon interaction with projections from the house. The threaded screw-complex interacts with an elevator to transport the medicament upwards. The house confines an inner chamber to store the medicament. The applicator pad comprises a center outlet where the composition exits the chamber.
1 . A dispensing apparatus comprising:
a housing comprising an upper end, a lower end, a body between the upper end and the lower end, and a bottom wall disposed at the lower end;
a plurality of inner ticker tabs extending from the lower end of the housing;
a plurality of outer ticker tabs extending from the lower end of the housing;
a screw-complex extending through the bottom wall of the housing, the screw-complex comprising a screw shaft disposed inside the body of the housing and a bolt head disposed outside of the body of the housing;
a rotatable platform coupled to the bolt head of the screw-complex at the lower end of the housing, wherein the rotatable platform comprises a plurality of inner ticks disposed around an inner base rim in the rotatable platform, the inner ticks being configured to interact with the inner ticker tabs that extend from the lower end of the housing, and wherein the rotatable platform comprises a plurality of outer ticks disposed around an inner side wall in the rotatable platform, the outer ticks being configured to interact with the outer ticker tabs that extend from the lower end of the housing;
an elevator coupled to the screw shaft in the housing body, the screw shaft configured to move the elevator within the housing body when the rotatable platform is rotated relative to the housing; and
a dispenser coupled to the upper end of the housing.
2 . The dispensing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of outer ticks extend radially inward from the inner side wall in the rotatable platform.
3 . The dispensing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of outer ticks comprise four outer ticks.
4 . The dispensing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the inner ticks extend radially outward from the inner base rim in the rotatable platform.
5 . The dispensing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of inner ticker tabs comprise four inner ticker tabs and the plurality of inner ticks comprise four inner ticks.
6 . The dispensing apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the inner ticker tabs are arranged at approximately 90° apart from one another.
7 . The dispensing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the rotatable platform comprises a plurality of locking tabs configured to releasably engage the bolt head of the screw complex.
8 . The dispensing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein, upon rotation of the rotatable platform relative to the housing, at least one outer tick interacts with an outer ticker tab concurrently when an inner tick interacts with an inner ticker tab.
9 . The dispensing apparatus of claim 8 , wherein, upon further rotation of the rotatable platform relative to the housing, none of the plurality of outer ticks interacts with an outer ticker tab when an inner tick interacts with an inner ticker tab.