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US 9,173,837 B2Granted
Controllable release nasal system
AssigneeThe Invention Science Fund I, LLC
InventorsW. Daniel Hillis, Roderick A. Hyde, Muriel Y. Ishikawa, Elizabeth A. Sweeney, Clarence T. Tegreene, Richa Wilson, Lowell L. Wood, Jr., Victoria Y. H. Wood
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Abstract
Embodiments of devices and system for controllable nasal delivery of materials are described. Methods of use of such devices and system and software for controlling the operation of such devices and systems are also disclosed.
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A controllable release nasal system, comprising:
- a structural element including at least one positioning portion to contact an interior surface of a nasal region and to mount the structural element within the nasal region of a subject;
- a delivery portion mounted relative to the structural element to release at least one material responsive to a delivery control signal, the delivery portion including a controllable barrier through which the at least one material is released, the controllable barrier including at least one of a rupturable barrier or a barrier having a controllable permeability;
- control signal generation circuitry to generate the delivery control signal corresponding to a desired pattern of release of the at least one material into the nasal region;
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- a power source for providing power to one or more components of the controllable release nasal system.
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A controllable release nasal system, comprising:
- a structural element including at least one positioning portion to contact an interior surface of a nasal region of a subject and to mount the structural element within the nasal region of the subject;
- a delivery portion mounted relative to the structural element to release at least one material responsive to a delivery control signal, the delivery portion including a controllable barrier through which the at least one material is released, the controllable barrier including at least one of a rupturable barrier or a barrier having a controllable permeability;
- a sensor configured for detecting or measuring a parameter of interest in the nasal region of the subject;
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- control signal generation circuitry to generate the delivery control signal corresponding to a desired pattern of release of the at least one material into the nasal region.
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A method of delivering a material to the nasal region of a subject, comprising:
- sensing at least one parameter of interest in the nasal region of the subject with a sensor in a delivery device mounted within the nasal region;
- generating a delivery control signal corresponding to a desired release pattern of at least one material from a delivery portion of the delivery device based upon the value of the parameter of interest;
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- releasing the at least one material from the delivery portion of the delivery device, through a controllable barrier including at least one of a rupturable barrier or a barrier having a controllable permeability, in response to the delivery control signal.
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A controllable release nasal system, comprising:
- a structural element including at least one positioning portion to contact an interior surface of a nasal region and to mount the structural element within the nasal region of a subject;
- a delivery portion mounted relative to the structural element to release at least one material responsive to a delivery control signal, the delivery portion including a controllable barrier through which the at least one material is released, the controllable barrier including at least one of a rupturable barrier or a barrier having a controllable permeability;
- control signal generation circuitry to generate the delivery control signal corresponding to a desired pattern of release of the at least one material into the nasal region;
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- user interface circuitry operably coupled with the control signal generation circuitry to receive a user input via a user input device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.