Nasal delivery devices
AssigneeOptiNose AS
InventorsPer Gisle Djupesland, Colin David Sheldrake
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Abstract
A nasal delivery device for and method of delivering particulate substance to the nasal airway of a subject, the delivery device comprising: a body assembly (3) including a mouthpiece unit (9) which includes a mouthpiece through which the subject in use exhales, and a substance-supply unit which is fluidly connected to the mouthpiece unit and actuatable to provide particulate substance for delivery to the nasal airway of the subject; wherein the body assembly is configured to receive a replaceable nosepiece unit (5) which includes a nosepiece and contains a container containing particulate substance.
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A nasal delivery device for delivering particulate substance to the nasal airway of a subject, the delivery device comprising:
- a body assembly including a mouthpiece unit which includes a mouthpiece through which the subject in use exhales, and a substance-supply unit which is fluidly connected to the mouthpiece unit and configured to receive a replaceable nosepiece unit which includes a nosepiece and contains a container containing particulate substance, wherein the substance-supply unit is actuatable to provide particulate substance for delivery to the nasal airway of the subject.
A nasal delivery device for delivering particulate substance to the nasal airway of a subject, the delivery device comprising:
- a mouthpiece unit which includes a mouthpiece through which the subject in use exhales;
- a nosepiece unit which includes a nosepiece for fitting to a nostril of the subject;
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- a substance-supply unit which is configured to receive a container containing particulate substance and operable to provide a metered amount of substance in fluid communication with the mouthpiece and nosepiece units, such that an exhalation air flow delivered through the substance-supply unit entrains the substance.
A nasal delivery device for delivering particulate substance to the nasal airway of a subject, the delivery device comprising:
- a body assembly including a mouthpiece unit which includes a mouthpiece through which the subject in use exhales, and a substance-supply unit which is fluidly connected to the mouthpiece unit and actuatable to provide particulate substance for delivery to the nasal airway of the subject;
- wherein the body assembly is configured to receive a replaceable nosepiece unit which includes a nosepiece and contains a container containing particulate substance.
A container comprising first and second body parts which together define an enclosed chamber and are movable between a first, closed configuration in which the container is closed and a second, open configuration in which the container is open.
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A container comprising a main body part and first and second bearing support parts at the respective ends of the main body part which provide bearing supports about which the container is rotatable.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.