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US 2006/0185676 A1Published application
Internal nasal dilator and medicine delivery method
OwnerThomas Browninventor
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Abstract
A method of making an internal nasal apparatus (10) configured to retain and deliver a quantity of compound within the nose of a user over a minimum period.
Claims20
A method of making an internal nasal apparatus for retaining and delivering a time-release compound within a nose of a user, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) obtaining the internal nasal apparatus having first and second delivery elements configured to be inserted into the nose;
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- (b) applying the time-release compound to the first and second delivery elements such that when the first and second delivery elements are inserted into the nose the compound is located with the nose and discharges over time within the nose.
A method of making an internal nasal apparatus for retaining and delivering a compound within a nose of a user, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) obtaining the internal nasal apparatus having first and second delivery elements configured to be inserted within the nose of the user;
- (b) providing first and second mold cavities configured to receive at least a portion of the first and second delivery elements and the compound;
- (c) positioning the at least a portion of each delivery element within a respective one of the mold cavities;
- (d) introducing the compound into the mold cavities;
- (e) allowing the compound to adhere to the at least a portion of the delivery elements;
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- (f) removing the at least a portion of each delivery element from the respective one of the mold cavities once the compound has adhered.
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A method of making an internal nasal apparatus for retaining and delivering a solid compound within a nose of a user, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) obtaining the internal nasal apparatus having a delivery element configured to be inserted within the nose of the user;
- (b) providing a mold cavity configured to receive at least a portion of the delivery element and the compound;
- (c) positioning the at least a portion of the delivery element within the mold cavity;
- (d) heating the compound past its melting point;
- (e) introducing the heated compound into the mold cavity;
- (f) allowing the compound to re-solidify and adhere to the at least a portion of the delivery element;
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- (g) removing the at least a portion of the delivery element from the mold cavity once the compound has re-solidified and adhered.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.