Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Atomizer for nasal therapy
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Application No.: US13884576Application Date: 2011-11-11
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Publication No.: US11241547B2Publication Date: 2022-02-08
- Inventor: Marshall T. Denton , Perry W. Croll , Mark A. Christensen , Timothy R. Wolfe , J. Michael Brown
- Applicant: Marshall T. Denton , Perry W. Croll , Mark A. Christensen , Timothy R. Wolfe , J. Michael Brown
- Applicant Address: US UT Salt Lake City; US UT Salt Lake City; US UT Salt Lake City; US UT Salt Lake City; US UT Salt Lake City
- Assignee: Marshall T. Denton,Perry W. Croll,Mark A. Christensen,Timothy R. Wolfe,J. Michael Brown
- Current Assignee: Marshall T. Denton,Perry W. Croll,Mark A. Christensen,Timothy R. Wolfe,J. Michael Brown
- Current Assignee Address: US UT Salt Lake City; US UT Salt Lake City; US UT Salt Lake City; US UT Salt Lake City; US UT Salt Lake City
- Agency: BakerHostetler
- International Application: PCT/IB2011/002809 WO 20111111
- International Announcement: WO2012/063124 WO 20120518
- Main IPC: A61M11/00
- IPC: A61M11/00 ; A61M15/08 ; A61M11/06 ; B05B11/02 ; B05B1/34

Abstract:
An atomizing nozzle structured particularly for nasal therapy. Preferred embodiments include a 2-piece atomizing nozzle structured to couple with luer-locking structure carried by a syringe. Such an atomizing nozzle includes a nasal stopper and a stem. A preferred nasal stopper includes a distal tip sized for insertion into a nostril of a human child, with a proximal shield portion being structured to resist over-insertion of a discharge orifice into the nostril. A nasal stopper desirably provides a centering function to urge the discharge orifice away from a nasal wall. One operable stem is structured to couple with the stopper and desirably carries unitary thread structure at a proximal end. A second operable stem is structured as a unitary part of the nasal stopper and also desirably carries unitary thread structure at a proximal end. Certain embodiments may also include spacer structure configured to reduce a dead volume inside the atomizing nozzle. Other embodiments may also include spacer structure configured to reduce dead volume inside a syringe that is coupled to the atomizing nozzle.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130298902A1 ATOMIZER FOR NASAL THERAPY Public/Granted day:2013-11-14
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