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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 1999
Filed:
Sep. 24, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Martin P Foley, London, CA;
David Jenkins, London, CA;
Assignee:
Trudell Medical Limited, , CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M / ; A61M / ; A61M / ; F16K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
12820329 ; 12820023 ; 12820323 ; 12820325 ; 12820024 ; 12820411 ; 12820412 ;
Abstract
A mask is provided for administering medication, particularly asthmatic medication, to equine animals, particularly horses. The mask has a body that fits over the nostrils of the horse. An aerosolization chamber is secured to the body and opens into the interior thereof, and is supplied with misted medications such as from a metered dose inhaler, for inhalation by the animal. The mask and body is also provided with one or more exhalation ports, and a strap or band or the like for securing the body to the animals face overlying the nostrils.