Nasal devices
First Claim
1. A nasal delivery device for delivering substance to a nasal airway of a subject, comprising:
- an interface unit, as a replaceable unit, including at least one nosepiece unit for fitting to a respective nostril of a subject and including a nozzle from which substance is in use delivered, and at least one delivery unit including a substance supply unit for delivering substance to the nozzle of the at least one nosepiece unit; and
an actuation unit for actuating the at least one delivery unit of the interface unit.
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Abstract
A nasal delivery device for and a method of delivering substance to a nasal airway of a subject, in particular in the mass treatment, especially mass vaccination, of subjects, the delivery device comprising: an interface unit, as a replaceable unit, including at least one nosepiece unit for fitting to a respective nostril of a subject and including a nozzle from which substance is in use delivered, and at least one delivery unit including a substance supply unit for delivering substance to the nozzle of the at least one nosepiece unit; and an actuation unit for actuating the at least one delivery unit of the interface unit.
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68 Claims
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1. A nasal delivery device for delivering substance to a nasal airway of a subject, comprising:
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an interface unit, as a replaceable unit, including at least one nosepiece unit for fitting to a respective nostril of a subject and including a nozzle from which substance is in use delivered, and at least one delivery unit including a substance supply unit for delivering substance to the nozzle of the at least one nosepiece unit; and
an actuation unit for actuating the at least one delivery unit of the interface unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method of delivering substance to a nasal airway of a subject, comprising the steps of:
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providing an interface unit, as a replaceable unit, to an actuation unit, the interface unit including at least one nosepiece unit for fitting to a respective nostril of a subject and including a nozzle from which substance is delivered, and at least one delivery unit including a substance supply unit for delivering substance to the nozzle of the at least one nosepiece unit, and the actuation unit being configured to actuate the at least one delivery unit of the interface unit;
fitting the interface unit to a subject; and
actuating the actuation unit to actuate the at least one delivery unit such as to deliver substance to a nasal airway of the subject.
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27-51. -51. (canceled)
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52. A nasal delivery component, as a disposable component, comprising at least one nosepiece unit for fitting to a respective nostril of a subject and including a nozzle from which substance is in use delivered, and at least one delivery unit including a substance supply unit for delivering substance to the nozzle of the at least one nosepiece unit.
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53-66. -66. (canceled)
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67. An actuation unit for receiving and actuating an interface unit, as a replaceable unit, to deliver substance to a nasal airway of a subject, the interface unit including at least one nosepiece unit for fitting to a respective nostril of a subject and including a nozzle from which substance is in use delivered, and at least one delivery unit including a substance supply unit for delivering substance to the nozzle of the at least one nosepiece unit, the actuation unit comprising:
at least one drive unit for actuating the at least one delivery unit of the interface unit.
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68-85. -85. (canceled)
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