J. Uriach & Cia, S.a.

Javier Forn

Javier Segado

Francisco Ferrer

Jose Ignacio Izquierdo

Jos&eacute; Ignacio Izquierdo

An applicator for semi-solid medications comprises a tubular body ( ) having a rounded dispensing end ( ) provided with at least one opening ( ) and a grasping end ( ), the inner surface of a proximal portion of said tubular body defining a reservoir for the medication, a plunger ( ), initially housed inside the tubular body, which plunger is provided with a rod ( ) and grasping means ( ), a piston ( ), positioned in sealing contact with the inner surface of said tubular body providing a closure for the medication reservoir, wherein said piston has a longitudinal hole ( ) through which rod ( ) of the plunger is disposed, and wherein said piston initially abuts on a stop means ( ) when the applicator is received by the user, a coupling means ( ) between rod ( ) and piston ( ), a closure means for sealingly closing off said opening ( ) on said dispensing end, wherein the plunger ( ) is extractable from the tubular body until the rod ( ) becomes engaged with the piston ( ) by the coupling means, whereupon the plunger together with the piston is displaceable along the tubular body towards the dispensing end ( ) for expelling the medication through opening ( ), and wherein the stops means ( ) is provided in the form of a projection on the inner surface of the tubular body.

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