US 12,447,050 B2
Devices and methods for promoting drainage of fluid from a eustachian tube
Scott Morehouse, Berkeley, CA (US); Bradley Castillo, San Ramon, CA (US); and Gordon L. Rogers, Walnut Creek, CA (US)
Assigned to Try This First, Inc., Berkeley, CA (US)
Filed by Try This First, Inc., Berkeley, CA (US)
Filed on Apr. 26, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/240,947.
Application 17/240,947 is a continuation of application No. 15/616,741, filed on Jun. 7, 2017, granted, now 10,987,250.
Application 15/616,741 is a continuation of application No. PCT/US2015/064821, filed on Dec. 9, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/089,682, filed on Dec. 9, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2021/0251808 A1, Aug. 19, 2021
Int. Cl. A61J 11/00 (2006.01); A23G 3/56 (2006.01); A61F 11/00 (2022.01); A61J 7/00 (2006.01); A61M 31/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 11/00 (2013.01) [A23G 3/56 (2013.01); A23G 3/563 (2013.01); A61J 7/003 (2013.01); A61M 31/00 (2013.01); A61M 2210/0675 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
 
1. A method, comprising:
administering to an individual a device for promoting drainage of fluid from a Eustachian tube of the individual,
wherein the device comprises:
a handle portion configured to be held by the individual;
a mouthpiece portion comprising a concave surface and a convex surface; and
a hard candy composition affixed to the mouthpiece portion and configured to promote a negative pressure within an oral cavity of the individual when used by the individual, the hard candy composition comprising:
a flat first surface; and
a convex second surface, opposite the flat first surface,
wherein the flat first surface of the hard candy composition and the convex second surface of the hard candy composition are arranged such that the hard candy composition fits within the oral cavity of the individual with the flat first surface in contact with the individual's tongue, with the convex second surface in contact with a roof of the individual's mouth, and with the handle portion projecting out from the individual's mouth, and
wherein the hard candy composition is dissolvable and antibiotic-free, and comprises:
a sweetening agent;
an extract; and
a natural flavoring agent.