# US 9,517,166 B2 · Device and method for controlling nasal exudation > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 9,517,166 B2 - Document ID: US9517166B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 13/510,247 - Filed: 2010-11-16 - Published: 2012-12-27 - Granted: 2016-12-13 - Earliest claimed: 2009-11-16 - Applicants: Cihan Kabadayi - Inventors: Cihan Kabadayi - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9517166B2 ## CPC - A61B 17/24: for use in the oral cavity, larynx, bronchial passages or nose (for medical inspection of cavities or tubes in the body A61B1/00); Tongue scrapers - A61F 13/2005: {specially adapted for the nose cavity} - A61F 13/2022: {characterised by the shape} - A61F 13/208: {having means for avoiding leakage, e.g. liquid impermeable withdrawal end (A61F13/204 takes precedence)} - A61M 25/1018: {Balloon inflating or inflation-control devices} - A61F 13/204: {having an external member remaining outside the body cavity, e.g. for form fitting or leakage prevention (withdrawal strings persee A61F13/34)} - A61F 13/2074: {impregnated with hydrophobic, hydrophilic, skin enhancers, medicinal etc. substances} - A61F 13/2077: {having a visual effect, e.g. printed or embossed} - A61F 2013/00468: {applying local pressure} - A61B: DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (usefulness limited to only animals A61D) - A61F: FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS (dental prosthetics A61C) - A61M: DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY (introducing media into or onto the bodies of animals A61D7/00; means for inserting tampons A61F13/26; devices for administering food or medicines orally A61J; containers for collecting, storing or administering blood or medical fluids A61J1/05); DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY (surgery A61B; chemical aspects of surgical articles A61L); DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR {(Electrotherapy, e.g. producing anaesthesia by the use of alternating or intermittent currents A61N1/36021)} ## Abstract An inflatable device for insertion into a user's nose for controlling nasal exudation has an elongated shaft including at least one lumen for accommodating a fluid (15); an inflatable balloon (25) connected to the shaft, the balloon (25) being in fluid connection to the lumen; and an absorber (19, 33) for absorbing nasal exudates, the absorber (19, 33) being disposed at an outer circumference of the shaft and/or at a distal tip portion (9) of the device. Another inflatable device for insertion into a user's nose for controlling nasal exudation has an elongated shaft including at least one lumen for accommodating a fluid (15); and an inflatable balloon (25) connected to the shaft, the balloon (25) being in fluid connection to the lumen; the balloon (25) containing a cooling agent (29), wherein the cooling agent (29) is configured to cool the balloon (25) when coming into contact with the fluid (15). ## Claims ### Claim 1 An inflatable device for insertion into a user's nose for controlling nasal exudation, the device comprising: an elongated shaft including at least one lumen accommodating a liquid; an inflatable balloon distally connected to the shaft, the balloon being in fluid connection to the lumen; and an absorber configured for absorbing nasal exudates, the absorber being disposed at an outer circumference of the shaft and comprising a section disposed in a portion of the device which remains visible when the device is in use, wherein the shaft bears at least one mark adjacent said visible section, for indicating an amount of nasal exudate absorbed; wherein the balloon is configured to seal the nostrils when inflated. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The inflatable device for insertion into a user's nose for controlling nasal exudation according to claim 1, the device further comprising: another absorber configured for absorbing nasal exudates, the other absorber being disposed at a distal tip portion of the device. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The device according to claim 2, wherein the distal tip of the device is entirely made up of the other absorber and a support structure for the other absorber. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The device according to claim 2, wherein a length of a distal portion of the device including the inflatable balloon and the distal tip portion does not exceed 5 cm. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, the balloon including absorbing particles on its outer surface. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein at least the shaft and the balloon are separately provided, and are adapted to be assembled before use by a user. ### Claim 7 An inflatable device for insertion into a user's nose for controlling nasal exudation, the device comprising: an elongated shaft including at least one lumen accommodating a liquid; and an inflatable balloon connected to the elongated shaft, the balloon being in fluid connection to the lumen, the balloon containing a cooling agent soluble in the liquid, whereby the cooling agent is configured to cool the balloon upon coming into contact with and dissolving in the liquid. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The device of claim 7, further comprising a valve or rupturable sealing membrane separating the liquid from the cooling agent while the device is not used. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The device of claim 8, further comprising a plunger disposed in the shaft, for urging the liquid into the balloon, in particular through the valve or the ruptured membrane. ### Claim 10 An inflatable device for insertion into a user's nose for controlling nasal exudation, the device comprising: an elongated shaft including at least one lumen accommodating a liquid; an inflatable balloon distally connected to the shaft, the balloon being in fluid connection to the lumen; and an absorber configured for absorbing nasal exudates, the absorber being disposed at an outer circumference of the shaft; wherein the balloon is configured to seal the nostrils when inflated, wherein the balloon contains a cooling agent soluble in the liquid, whereby the cooling agent is configured to cool the balloon upon coming into contact with and dissolving in the liquid. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The device of claim 10, further comprising a valve or rupturable sealing membrane separating the liquid from the cooling agent while the device is not used. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The device of claim 10, further comprising a plunger disposed in the shaft, for urging the liquid into the balloon, in particular through the valve or the ruptured membrane. ### Claim 13 A device for insertion into a user's nose for controlling nasal exudation, the device comprising: a body section configured to hold and to supply a liquid, and to support an absorber; and a balloon section connected to the body portion such that to be inserted first in a user's nose, the balloon section being configured to receive the liquid from the body portion, and housing a balloon that expands upon receiving the liquid thereby sealing the user's nose, wherein the absorber surrounds the body section in a portion of the body section adjacent to the balloon section, wherein the absorber is partially disposed between a lumen of the body section, the lumen being configured to hold the liquid, and an outer wall of the body section, the outer wall having at least a transparent portion with a scale that remains visible when the device is inserted in the user's nose, thereby enabling to monitor an amount of nasal exudation accumulated in the absorber. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The device of claim 13, further comprising a tip absorber mounted on the balloon section opposite to the body section. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The device of claim 13, further comprising a valve or rupturable sealing membrane configured to prevent the liquid from entering the balloon prior to the device being inserted into the user's nose. ### Claim 16 (depends on 13) The device of claim 13, wherein the body section and the balloon section are configured to be assembled via mating elements. ### Claim 17 A device for insertion into a user's nose for controlling nasal exudation, the device comprising: a body section configured to hold and to supply a liquid, and to support an absorber; and a balloon section connected to the body portion such that to be inserted first in a user's nose, the balloon section being configured to receive the liquid from the body portion, and housing a balloon that expands upon receiving the liquid thereby sealing the user's nose, wherein the absorber surrounds the body section in a portion of the body section adjacent to the balloon section, wherein a cooling agent, which is soluble in the liquid, is placed inside the balloon to cool the balloon when the cooling agent is dissolved in the liquid.