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US 2023/0390508 A1Published application
Nitric oxide nasal delivery apparatus and methods
OwnerC. Michael Miller, David A. Bellinventors
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Abstract
Systems, products, compounds and methods can be applied and/or used by a person to facilitate and promote the production of nitric oxide to be used by a person for health benefits. The systems, products, and devices include a nitric oxide nasal delivery system. The system can comprise one or more containers for compounds that when mixed are adapted to produce nitric oxide gas, at least one container with a nitrite powder and an acidic powder. The nitric oxide gas may then be delivered to a user via one or more of the nasal cavities and/or mouth.
Claims20
A method for nasal delivery of nitric oxide, comprising:
- providing a body, wherein the body defines a volume and has a throat and is compressible;
- providing a cap, wherein the cap engages with the body in a manner that seals the volume;
- providing a nozzle, wherein the nozzle engages the body at the throat in a manner that can direct the contents of the volume out through a nozzle exit;
- providing at least one filter that can be positioned between the nozzle exit and the volume, wherein the filter is selected from the group consisting of a gas filter, a membrane filter, a vapor filter, a droplet filter, a barrier filter, and an antioxidant filter;
- providing a reactants packet, wherein the reactants packet comprises an acidic powder and a nitrite powder;
- adding purified water to the volume;
- adding the powders of the reactants packet to the volume;
- capping the volume with the cap to seal the contents of the volume;
- mixing the contents of the volume and initiating the production of nitric oxide;
- removing the cap;
- positioning the nozzle and the at least one filter over the throat of the body such that the contents of the volume must pass through the at least one filter before going through the nozzle exit;
- positioning the nozzle exit near a user's nasal cavity;
- and
- compressing the body to deliver nitric oxide to the user's nasal cavity.
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A method for nasal delivery of nitric oxide, comprising:
- providing a body, wherein the body defines a volume, has a throat, and is compressible;
- providing a cap, wherein the cap engages with the body in a manner that seals the volume;
- providing a nozzle, wherein the nozzle engages the body at the throat in a manner that can direct the contents of the volume out through a nozzle exit;
- providing at least one filter that can be positioned between the nozzle exit and the volume, wherein the filter is selected from the group consisting of a gas filter, a membrane filter, a vapor filter, a droplet filter, a barrier filter, and an antioxidant filter;
- providing a reactants packet, wherein the reactants packet comprises an acidic powder and a nitrite powder;
- adding purified water to the volume;
- adding the powders of the reactants packet to the volume;
- capping the volume with the cap to seal the contents of the volume;
- mixing the contents of the volume and initiating the production of nitric oxide;
- removing the cap;
- allowing the volume to vent for at least 60 seconds so the headspace of the volume is evacuated as the nitric oxide is produced;
- positioning the nozzle and the at least one filter over the throat of the body such that the contents of the volume must pass through the at least one filter before going through the nozzle exit;
- positioning the nozzle exit near a user's nasal cavity;
- and
- compressing the body to deliver nitric oxide to the user's nasal cavity.
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A method for producing nitric oxide, comprising:
- providing a body, wherein the body defines a volume, has a throat, has a fill line, and is compressible;
- providing a cap, wherein the cap engages with the body in a manner that seals the volume;
- providing a nozzle, wherein the nozzle engages the body at the throat in a manner that can direct the contents of the volume out through a nozzle exit and the nozzle comprises two filters, a droplet filter nearer the volume and a membrane filter nearer the nozzle exit;
- providing a reactants packet, wherein the reactants packet comprises an acidic powder,
- a nitrite powder, and a sodium bicarbonate powder;
- adding purified water in the volume to the fill line;
- adding the powders of the reactants packet to the volume;
- capping the volume with the cap to seal the contents of the volume;
- mixing the contents of the volume and initiating the production of nitric oxide;
- removing the cap;
- allowing the volume to vent for at least 60 seconds so the headspace of the volume is evacuated as the nitric oxide is produced;
- positioning the nozzle over the throat of the body such that the contents of the volume must pass through the two filters before going through the nozzle exit;
- positioning the nozzle exit near a user's nasal cavity;
- and
- compressing the body to deliver nitric oxide to the user's nasal cavity.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.