Sino-Nasal Rinse Delivery Device with Agitation, Flow-Control and Integrated Medication Management System
First Claim
1. A device for delivering a solution to a sino-nasal cavity of a user, the device comprising:
- a reservoir container;
a housing adapted to connect to the reservoir container wherein the housing has a nose tube and a grinding chamber with a filter in the housing and a plurality of grinding teeth extending perpendicular to the filter;
an input apparatus adapted to connect to the housing wherein the input apparatus has a mouth piece connected to a tube and the tube is connected to a L-connector on the input apparatus; and
,a mortar with a first end and a second end.
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Abstract
A device, a system and a method are provided to accurately apply a medically beneficial substance directly to a laterally or superiorly located paranasal sinus cavity. When the device is assembled with a solution in a reservoir, and inverted such that the reservoir is above an input apparatus and a housing, weight of the solution pushes down on a diaphragm creating a negative pressure on the diaphragm, which prevents air from entering the reservoir and prevents a liquid from flowing out of the reservoir. Applying a positive pressure to a bottom of the diaphragm causes the diaphragm to open and allows air to flow into the reservoir. When a user creates the positive pressure by exhaling air into the device the act of exhaling causes the user'"'"'s choana to close. Thereby any solution introduced into the user'"'"'s sino-nasal cavity will remain contained within the user'"'"'s sino-nasal cavity increasing effectiveness of treatment and decreasing user discomfort including gagging, choking, and inner ear disturbance. When the positive pressure on the bottom of the diaphragm is removed, the flow of the liquid from the reservoir stops.
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Citations
21 Claims
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1. A device for delivering a solution to a sino-nasal cavity of a user, the device comprising:
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a reservoir container; a housing adapted to connect to the reservoir container wherein the housing has a nose tube and a grinding chamber with a filter in the housing and a plurality of grinding teeth extending perpendicular to the filter; an input apparatus adapted to connect to the housing wherein the input apparatus has a mouth piece connected to a tube and the tube is connected to a L-connector on the input apparatus; and
,a mortar with a first end and a second end. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A device for delivering a solution to a sino-nasal cavity of a user, the device comprising:
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a reservoir container adapted to removably engage a housing wherein the housing has a nose piece with a nasal tip adapted to removably attach to a terminal end of the nose piece; an input apparatus with a tube that connects a mouth piece to a L-connector on the input apparatus wherein the mouth piece is adapted to removably connect to the housing; a mortar with a first end with a plurality of grinding teeth and a second end with a plurality of tines. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A device for delivering a solution to a sino-nasal cavity of a user, the device comprising:
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a reservoir container adapted to removably engage a housing wherein the housing has a nose piece with a nasal tip adapted to removably attach to a terminal end of the nose piece; the housing further comprising a grinding chamber with a filter in the housing consisting of a plurality of holes in the housing and a plurality of grinding teeth extending perpendicular to the filter; and
,an input apparatus with a tube with a mouth piece at a first terminal end of the tube and a diaphragm at a second terminal end of the tube that connects to a L-connector on the input apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An input device for use with a sino-nasal treatment device comprising:
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an input apparatus with a tube having a first terminal end and a second terminal end that is connected to the input apparatus wherein a diaphragm is interposed at the second terminal end of the tube; the diaphragm has a top side proximate the input apparatus and a bottom side proximate the tube; wherein the diaphragm has a first closed position that prevents flow through the tube when pressure is asserted on the top side of the diaphragm and a second open position that permits flow through the tube when pressure is asserted on the bottom side of the diaphragm.
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Specification