Apparatus for heating of the nasal passages
AssigneeYeda Research and Development Co. Ltd.
InventorsAndre Lwoff, Aharon Yerushalmi, Irun R. Cohen, Gideon B. Moshe
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Abstract
Apparatus for treatment of the common cold or allergic rhinitis including apparatus for providing a heated and humidified stream of gas at a precisely controlled temperature at a location spaced from a patient's nostrils. According to a preferred embodiment the stream is provided at a temperature of 43.degree. C. plus or minus 0.5.degree. C. A corresponding technique for treatment is also provided.
Claims7
Apparatus for the treatment of the common cold or allergic rhinitis comprising:
- controllable apparatus located in a first enclosure for providing a stream of heated pressurized gas;
- means for humidifying the stream of gas for providing a stream of heated and humidified gas including water droplets having an average droplet size of 4-8 microns;
- means for governing the temperature of said heated and humidified stream of gas to maintain the temperature at 43 degrees centigrade plus or minus 0.5 degrees centigrade;
- means having an outlet for directing an unconfined volume of said heated and humidified gas around the nasal mucosa of a patient without requiring inhalation by the patient;
- and means for maintaining an unconfined minimum separation of 1 cm between said outlet and the nostrils of a patient.
A method for treatment of the common cold or allergic rhinitis comprising the steps of:
- providing a stream of heated pressurized gas from an apparatus;
- humidifying the stream of gas for providing a stream of heated and humidified gas including water droplets of an average droplet size of 4-8 microns;
- maintaining the temperature of said heated and humidified stream of gas at 43 degrees centigrade plus or minus 0.5 degrees centigrade;
- directing an unconfined volume of said heated and humidified gas around the nasal mucosa of a patient without requiring inhalation by the patient;
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- maintaining an unconfined minimum separation of 1 cm between apparatus said outlet of said and the nostrils of a patient.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.