Nasal devices
OwnerElizabeth Jane Pepper, Michael Ralph Burgess Johnson +2inventors
InventorsElizabeth Jane Pepper, Michael Ralph Burgess Johnson, Justin Robert Armistead, Toby James Hartley
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Abstract
A delivery device capable of being mounted or attached outside the nose to a nasal device, wherein said delivery device is adapted to deliver, spread or emit inhalable compositions or substances such as inhalable fumes from said delivery device to the nasal passages of the nose so as to be inhaled by the user, such as during respiration, when in use. Nasal devices such as nasal dilator devices comprising same, and cases for storing and housing same.
Claims43
A nasal device for facilitating or enhancing respiration of a user, comprising:
- a delivery device for providing an inhalable composition for inhalation by the user, the delivery device comprising a holder for a source of the inhalable composition to be received and/or supported on a frame member of the nasal device such that the source of the inhalable composition, when provided in the holder in use, is located outside of and adjacent to at least one nostril of the user, wherein the source is configured to emit or diffuse the inhalable composition for inhalation by the user.
The nasal device according to 18, wherein the source of the inhalable composition further comprises an excipient, carrier and/or diluent suitable for inhalation.
A nasal device comprising a portion configured to be located outside a nose and arranged to span a septum of the nose when worn by a user, and an agent delivery device located on or associated with said portion outside the nose, wherein the agent delivery device comprises an agent emitting material capable of spreading an agent from the agent delivery device into the nasal passages of the nose, wherein the agent delivery device is arranged to allow the agent to spread from the agent emitting material to the nasal passages of the nose so as to be inhaled by the user.
A case for a nasal device, comprising:
- a base for receiving a nasal device thereon;
- a cover engageable with the base to cover the nasal device and to enclose the nasal device within the case;
- a reservoir for holding a supply of a source material of an inhalable composition;
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- a transfer device in communication with the reservoir for transferring the source material of the inhalable composition from the reservoir to the nasal device within the case.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.