CPC A61M 15/08 (2013.01) [A61M 11/02 (2013.01); A61M 2202/0468 (2013.01); A61M 2202/064 (2013.01); A61M 2205/073 (2013.01); A61M 2205/8225 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A device for delivery of a compound to a nasal cavity, the device comprising:
an air compression chamber;
a manual pressure actuator that causes air to be released from the air compression chamber upon actuation;
a diffuser in communication with the air compression chamber;
a drug chamber in communication with the diffuser and a diffusion tube, the drug chamber configured to hold the compound and the diffusion tube allowing for the released air to bypass the compound; and
a nozzle in communication with the drug chamber, wherein air released from the air compression chamber is configured to flow through the diffuser to contact and propel the compound out of the nozzle forming a plume.
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