Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Methods and apparatus for delivering a therapeutic agent to nasopharyngeal mucosa targets
- Patent Title (中): 用于将治疗剂递送到鼻咽粘膜靶的方法和装置
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Application No.: US14151767Application Date: 2014-01-09
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Publication No.: US09327104B2Publication Date: 2016-05-03
- Inventor: John Morriss , Cary Reich , Hanson Gifford
- Applicant: The Foundry, LLC
- Applicant Address: US CA Menlo Park
- Assignee: The Foundry, LLC
- Current Assignee: The Foundry, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Menlo Park
- Agency: Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati
- Main IPC: A61M31/00
- IPC: A61M31/00 ; A61K9/00 ; A61K9/12

Abstract:
A system for delivering a therapeutic agent to a nasopharyngeal mucosa target comprises a foam generating mechanism, a gas, a therapeutic agent in liquid form that inhibits mucus production, and a delivery device. Actuation of the foam generating mechanism entraps gaseous bubbles from the gas in the liquid thereby forming a foam. The therapeutic agent is dispersed in the foam which has an expanded configuration adapted to fill a nasopharyngeal space and deliver the therapeutic agent to the mucosa targets. The delivery device is for delivering the foam to the nasopharyngeal space. The foam may also have a collapsed configuration for removal from the nasopharyngeal space or for concentration of the therapeutic agent onto the mucosa.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140242064A1 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DELIVERING A THERAPEUTIC AGENT TO NASOPHARYNGEAL MUCOSA TARGETS Public/Granted day:2014-08-28
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