EP1454648A1 — Medicine administering device for nasal cavities

USPTO Abstract

A medicine administering device for nasal cavities of a patient suffering from nasal allergy or the like. The medicine administering device comprises a medicine administering device main body (1) including a part defining a powdery medicine accommodating chamber (2D), and a spray nozzle (3) located at a tip end side of the main body (1). A pump (5) is disposed at a base end side of the medicine administering device main body (1) to discharge air within the pump (5) through the powdery medicine accommodating chamber (2D) to the spray nozzle (3) upon being pressed from an outside of the pump (5). Additionally, a restricting device (9) is disposed within the pump (5) to restrict a displacement amount of the pump (5) in accordance with first and second kinds of pressing positions at which the pump (5) is pressed. The first and second kinds of pressing positions lie respectively in first and second directions which are perpendicular to each other.