ORAL ANESTHESIA APPLICATION

摘要

The present invention provides a device for administering an active agent to a localized mucous membrane in the oral cavity of a mammal, as well as an oral dissolving film formed therefore.

主权项

1. A device for relieving pain during a procedure on a specific area of a mammalian mucous membrane, the device comprising:
an oral dissolving film comprising a non-toxic film of a suitable size and shape to be placed on the specific area of the mammalian mucous membrane in a mammalian oral cavity and which dissolves essentially in its entirety as a result of contact with secretions from the mucous membrane in the mammalian oral cavity; a local anesthetic active agent combined with the oral dissolving film such that the local anesthetic active agent comes into contact with the specific area of the mammalian mucous membrane in the mammalian oral cavity as the oral dissolving film dissolves and thereby treats a situs to receive the procedure; and a coloring agent also combined with the oral dissolving film such that the coloring agent comes into contact with tissue in the specific area of the mammalian mucous membrane in the mammalian oral cavity as the oral dissolving film dissolves on the mammalian mucous membrane.