Method of performing a sphenopalatine ganglion block procedure
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1. A method for delivering a medication to a sphenopalatine ganglion of a patient, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) inserting a portion of a device into a nasal cavity of a patient through a nostril, the device comprising;
a handle comprising a proximal end and a distal end;
an inflation device at least partially and integrally disposed within the handle;
a flexible tubular member extending from the distal end of the handle, the flexible tubular member comprising an inflation lumen coupled to the inflation device and extending through at least a portion of the flexible tubular member, and a second lumen extending through at least another portion of the flexible tubular member to a medication port;
an expandable member attached to the flexible tubular member, wherein the inflation lumen is coupled to an inflation port disposed within the expandable member, wherein the medication port is disposed proximally of the expandable member;
an illumination device disposed distally of the expandable member; and
a non-inflatable stabilizer slidably coupled to the flexible tubular member, wherein the non-inflatable stabilizer is disposed between the handle and the expandable member;
(b) viewing light emitted from the illumination device through a portion of the patient'"'"'s palate;
(c) expanding, using the inflation device, the expandable member adjacent to the patient'"'"'s choana;
(d) sliding the non-inflatable stabilizer toward the patient'"'"'s nose;
(e) introducing an amount of medication into the nasal cavity through the medication port, such that the medication rises to a level within the nasal cavity and contacts at least a portion of mucosa overlaying a sphenopalatine ganglion of the patient for a period of at least 5 minutes; and
(f) removing the device from the nasal cavity.
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Abstract
Methods and devices to quickly and accurately locate the sphenopalatine ganglion (SPG) while performing a sphenopalatine ganglion block procedure that introduces a medication to the SPG. The methods and devices also prevent the medication applied to the SPG from flowing down a patient'"'"'s throat during the procedure.
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1. A method for delivering a medication to a sphenopalatine ganglion of a patient, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) inserting a portion of a device into a nasal cavity of a patient through a nostril, the device comprising; a handle comprising a proximal end and a distal end; an inflation device at least partially and integrally disposed within the handle; a flexible tubular member extending from the distal end of the handle, the flexible tubular member comprising an inflation lumen coupled to the inflation device and extending through at least a portion of the flexible tubular member, and a second lumen extending through at least another portion of the flexible tubular member to a medication port; an expandable member attached to the flexible tubular member, wherein the inflation lumen is coupled to an inflation port disposed within the expandable member, wherein the medication port is disposed proximally of the expandable member; an illumination device disposed distally of the expandable member; and a non-inflatable stabilizer slidably coupled to the flexible tubular member, wherein the non-inflatable stabilizer is disposed between the handle and the expandable member; (b) viewing light emitted from the illumination device through a portion of the patient'"'"'s palate; (c) expanding, using the inflation device, the expandable member adjacent to the patient'"'"'s choana; (d) sliding the non-inflatable stabilizer toward the patient'"'"'s nose; (e) introducing an amount of medication into the nasal cavity through the medication port, such that the medication rises to a level within the nasal cavity and contacts at least a portion of mucosa overlaying a sphenopalatine ganglion of the patient for a period of at least 5 minutes; and (f) removing the device from the nasal cavity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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