476 results about "Nasal foramen" patented technology

A method for treating a nasal airway to ameliorate one or more symptoms of rhinitis in a patient may involve advancing a treatment tip of a treatment device into a nostril of the patient, contacting nasal mucosa with the treatment tip at a first location overlying an anterior ethmoidal nerve, delivering energy from the treatment tip, to change a property of the anterior ethmoidal nerve, and removing the treatment tip from the nostril.

A method for treating a nasal airway to ameliorate one or more symptoms of rhinitis in a patient may involve activating a radiofrequency console attached to a stylus, bending a shaft of the stylus in at least one location to a desired angle, advancing a distal tip of the radiofrequency stylus into a nostril of the patient, applying pressure against nasal mucosa lining the nasal airway with a treatment surface of the distal tip, and delivering radiofrequency energy from one set of bipolar electrodes on the treatment surface of the distal tip to a second set of bipolar electrodes on the treatment surface, to treat tissue underlying the nasal mucosa, including at least one nasal nerve. The method may also involve contacting the distal tip with an additional tissue at another location and delivering radiofrequency energy to the additional tissue.

Methods and apparatus for inserting and / or pressurizing a balloon catheter to balloon dilate anatomical channels, such as Eustachian tube and sinus channels, in a human head. The insertion device includes a balloon catheter guide tube for receiving and guiding a balloon catheter, and a device body rigidly attached to a proximal end of the balloon catheter guide tube. A compression device includes a syringe body having a syringe barrel, a proximal pusher guide section, an external hand or finger engagement geometry, a plunger having a distal plunger head and a plunger rod, and a pusher having a proximal end with a finger or hand engagement portion.

The invention relates to the technical field of medical instruments, and discloses a wearable obstructive sleep apnea early warning device which comprises a mask, an air pipe connector and two sets of fixing bandages, the air pipe connector communicates with the mask and is installed at the position, close to nostrils, of the mask, and the two sets of fixing bandages are installed on the two sides of the mask correspondingly; a nasal cavity rod is arranged at the position, close to the air pipe connector, in the mask. A rotating shaft is arranged on the outer side of the end, away from the airflow sensor, of the nasal cavity rod. Through the arrangement of a torsion assembly, a first limiting assembly, a nasal cavity rod and an airflow sensor, the airflow sensor is rapidly and accurately inserted into the nasal cavity, so that rapid and accurate wearing of the mask is achieved, the monitoring accuracy of the airflow sensor is improved, the data monitoring accuracy is improved, and by combining the design of a fixing bandage of the mask, the practicability is high. Meanwhile, the mask can be prevented from falling off due to turning of the patient in the sleeping process, and monitoring continuity and accuracy are improved.

A user interface comprising a non-sealing nasal cannula and a mask arranged about the nasal cannula, the mask including a seal configured with a user's face to allow the interface to be pressurised, the cannula configured to deliver breathing gases to the nares of a user at a flow rate exceeding the intended user's peak inspiratory flow requirements so that the mask and the user's pharynx are flushed continuously with fresh breathing gases to reduce dead space.

An apparatus includes a nasal cannula having a nasal prong. The nasal prong includes a first end portion that defines an inlet opening, a second end portion that defines an outlet opening, and a middle portion. A side wall of the nasal prong defines a flow passage between the inlet opening and the outlet opening. The nasal prong is configured to be inserted within a nostril of a patient with the outlet opening disposed within the nostril. The inlet opening is fluidically coupled to a support tube to deliver a flow of the gas into the airway of the patient via the nasal prong. The side wall of the nasal prong defines a port that is in fluid communication with the flow passage. The port is fluidically coupled to a pressure sensor to take a series of pressure measurements within the flow passage during the delivery of the oxygen-containing gas.

The invention discloses a nasal oxygen supply apparatus, comprising: a cylinder, oxygen supply tubes attached to two ends of the cylinder and communicated with an inner cavity of the cylinder; the nasal tube is used for being inserted into the nostrils of the patient, so that the oxygen provided by the oxygen supply tube enters the inner cavity and then is supplied into the nostrils of the patient through the nasal tube; the exhalation valve allows gas exhaled from the nostrils of the patient to flow to the outside and limits outside air from entering the inner cavity when the patient inhales; the throttle valve is used for enabling the pressure of the oxygen in the downstream inner cavity to be smaller than the pressure of the oxygen in the upstream inner cavity; the valve structure comprises a valve cavity and a valve component; the two ends of the valve cavity communicate with outside air and the inner cavity correspondingly, and the valve component is arranged in the valve cavity and used for controlling opening and closing of the valve cavity. When the pressure in the oxygen supply pipe is larger than the preset pressure, the valve component generates a first action to close the valve cavity, and when the pressure in the oxygen supply pipe is smaller than the preset pressure, the valve component generates a second action to open the valve cavity.

A sphenopalatine ganglion (SPG) stimulating device for stimulating an SPG of a patient is provided. The SPG stimulating device includes a sheath having a proximal end portion and a distal end portion, the distal end portion shaped to define at least one electrode opening. A nasal stabilizer is disposed around the sheath and configured to stabilize the sheath with respect to a nostril of a nose of the patient when the sheath is disposed within the nose. An electrode mount is slidably disposed within the sheath, and at least one electrode is coupled to the electrode mount and deployable out of the sheath through the at least one electrode opening to position the at least one electrode to stimulate the SPG. Other applications are also described.

Systems and methods for treating a patient's mucus hypersecretion condition are disclosed herein. Certain implementations may involve a method for reducing mucus secretion in an upper airway of a patient to treat at least one of post nasal drip or chronic cough. The method may include advancing a treatment delivery portion of an energy-based treatment device into a nostril of the patient. The treatment delivery portion may contact mucosal tissue of the upper airway without piercing the mucosal tissue. The treatment delivery portion may deliver treatment to at least one tissue selected from the group of the mucosal tissue and another tissue underlying the mucosal tissue to modify a property of the at least one tissue and thus treat at least one of post nasal drip or chronic cough in the patient.

Composition and methods for treatment or prevention of a respiratory infection in a mammal, including a viral infection, like a coronavirus such as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), or variants thereof. The compositions and methods include a therapeutically effective amount of about a 1% solution of N-chlorotaurine in water. The methods include administering N-chlorotaurine by nasal spray to the nostrils, by oral spray to the throat, and by nebulizer to the lungs.

An atherectomy device including a catheter body, a nosecone and a driveshaft. The catheter body may include a fixed jog section having a fixed curvature, and a flexible section having a greater lateral flexibility than the fixed jog section. The flexible section may include circumferential slits that are configured to allow the flexible section to passively bend in multiple directions. The nosecone may be attached to a distal end of the catheter body. The driveshaft may be configured to rotate within the catheter body and to move distally and proximally within the catheter body. A distal end of the driveshaft may include an annular cutter.

An embodiment provides a non-invasive ventilation patient interface. In one example, the patient interface includes a conduit having an entrainment opening and a nasal opening. The patient interface includes an orifice proximate to the entrainment opening and configured to expel a jet of gas and a surface having a first end and a second end, the first end being proximate to the orifice and extending substantially parallel to a flow direction of the jet of gas expelled from the orifice, the second end being closer to the nasal opening than the first end. In an operational state, the jet of gas adheres to the surface via Coanda effect, thereby entraining ambient air into the entrainment opening to deliver the jet of gas and the ambient air through the nasal opening of the conduit.

The utility model discloses an air bag type oxygen inhalation mask which comprises a mask body, an annular air bag, an oxygen supply conversion assembly and a binding belt. An annular air bag is arranged on the inner side of the edge of the mask body, the shape of the annular air bag is matched with the face contour of a person, and a nose-shaped protruding face is arranged on the mask body corresponding to the nasal cavity. The two ends of a Y-pipe of the oxygen supply conversion assembly are fixedly arranged on the mask body corresponding to the nostrils in a penetrating mode, and the end of a second branch pipe of the oxygen supply conversion assembly is fixedly arranged on the mask body corresponding to the mouth in a penetrating mode. Binding belts are respectively arranged on two sides of the mask main body. The oxygen inhalation device has the advantages that the oxygen supply conversion assembly is arranged, the oxygen inhalation mode can be automatically switched through the oxygen supply conversion assembly, operation is easy, frequent replacement of oxygen inhalation equipment is avoided, and the workload of medical staff is relieved.

The present invention discloses a visual endoscope compression balloon, which belongs to the technical field of postoperative tools. It is composed of a main balloon tube, a secondary balloon tube and an endoscope connecting tube. The tail ends of the main balloon tube and the secondary balloon tube can be connected to the endoscope connecting tube. The main balloon tube and the secondary balloon tube are clamped with the endoscope through the endoscope connecting tube. The endoscope enters the patient's nasal cavity together with the device. The position reached by the end of the device can be accurately determined by the endoscope. The main balloon tube is supported by the secondary balloon tube. The main balloon tube has two balloons, an end support balloon and an upper support balloon. An auxiliary support balloon is provided on the secondary balloon tube. After the balloon is inflated, it plays a supporting role. After the support is completed, the endoscope and the endoscope connecting tube can be disassembled. The part exposed at the patient's nostrils becomes very small, which does not affect the patient's daily activities. The rubber main tubes of the main and secondary balloon tubes connect the internal air pressure of the nasal cavity with the external air pressure, which can also facilitate the patient's breathing and improve the patient's postoperative comfort.

There is provided a process for treatment of rhinitis by diode laser ablation of the branches of the posterior nasal nerve. The diode laser delivery device with elongated fiber optic with its fiber tip is inserted through a patient's nostril and has the length, flexibility and a curvature to reach both above and under the patient's middle turbinate for treatment of both branches of the posterior nasal nerves. Skin and tissue temperature is raised to approximately 60-70° C. with the process. A control knob on the laser delivery device moves from a first to a second position to move a camera attached to the laser delivery device. The fiber optic includes a distal fiber tip extending from a malleable sheath connected to the body for delivering light energy to a treatment area.

The invention provides a nasal endoscope with a nasal mucosa protection function, which comprises a guide rod, one end of the guide rod is provided with a camera, the other end of the guide rod is in communication connection with a display screen through a wire, and the end part of the guide rod is fixedly provided with a light supplementing lamp on the outer side of the camera; and the protective sleeve is movably arranged outside the guide rod in a sleeving manner. When a nasal cavity of a patient is subjected to endoscopic examination, the head of the patient is clamped and positioned through the two square air bags, the annular air bag is expanded to abut against the interiors of the nostrils of the patient, and therefore the protective sleeve can be limited, the guide rod limiting effect is achieved, and the situation that a gap exists between the guide rod and the nasal cavity is effectively avoided; the situations that a patient feels uncomfortable and the head of the patient shakes when a nasal cavity of the patient is subjected to endoscopic examination are effectively avoided, so that the situation of friction between the end of the guide rod and the nasal mucosa in the nasal cavity of the patient is effectively reduced, the situation of damage to the nasal mucosa in the nasal cavity of the patient is reduced, and the effect of protecting the nasal mucosa is achieved.

Devices for intranasal administration of naloxone are disclosed. The devices comprise a foam applicator and are configured to locate an applicator comprising a naloxone composition, in proximity to the middle turbinate and / or inferior turbinate. Naloxone can be delivered to the nasal mucosa by squeezing the nostril against the applicator. The device and methods of using the devices can be used to treat an opioid overdose.

Devices and methods for assisting a patient with recovery from dysphagia are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the device comprises a catheter with sections whose curvatures correspond to curves between external nares of the patient and a nasal cavity and between the nasal cavity and a nasopharynx. The device may further include an electrode at a distal portion of the catheter and configured to deliver stimulation energy to nearby tissue.

Systems and methods for nasal irrigation are provided in which a nasal irrigation device includes a source of saline solution, an effluent receptacle, a nasal interface, a vacuum source, a fluid passageway to communicate the source of saline solution with the effluent receptacle through the nasal interface and a nasal cavity of the user, and a switch and valve assembly for selectively controlling the vacuum source and flow of the saline solution through the fluid passageway. The saline solution source bottle is disposed relative to the device to provide gravitational inducement of saline solution to the nasal interface in engagement to the device user's nostrils. A combination of the gravitational inducement and the relative vacuum from an effluent receptacle generates a fluid flow for irrigating, cleansing and massaging the nasal cavity and ostia of a user. The entire device is assembled as a hand-held device for convenient lifting and disposal against the user's nostrils.

Described herein are embodiments directed to embodiments of a nasal cannula assembly that generally comprises a pair of hollow cannula posts that extend from a center cylinder. Oxygen is pressurized to flow into the center cylinder and out through outlet ports in the terminating ends of the cannula posts. A pair of nasal shields are fixedly attached to the cannula posts. The nasal shields have an outward facing convex curved outer surface that can be flush with the post terminating ends. The pair of nasal shields each have a nasal shield aperture that aligns with the outlet ports. The nasal shields are configured to essentially cover a pair of human nostrils.

The utility model belongs to the technical field of medical equipment, and relates to a nasogastric tube anti-falling fixator which comprises a nasal mask, a first rope belt and a flitch plate. Two through holes corresponding to nostrils are formed in the front side wall of the nose mask; the rear end of the flitch plate is fixedly connected with the bottom of the front side wall of the nose mask, and the two ends of the flitch plate are connected with second rope belts which can be bundled and fixed to the head and used for fixing the flitch plate between the mouth and the nose; and a third rope belt for bundling and fixing the nasogastric tube is arranged on the flitch plate. The anti-falling fixator is fixed to the face of a patient during nasogastric tube implantation and used for fixing a nasogastric tube, the nose cover covers the nose tip, the flitch is attached between the mouth and the nose, the nose cover and the flitch can be bundled and fixed to the head through the first rope belt and the flitch, and the nasogastric tube is bundled and fixed through the third rope belt on the flitch. Therefore, the nasogastric tube and the flitch plate are fixedly connected, the intubated nasogastric tube is fixed on the face of a patient, and the stability of the nasogastric tube is good.

A nasal dilator for treating breathing problem is provided, which includes a hollow nasal dilator body and a one-way flow resistance unit. The hollow nasal dilator body has a first end opening and a second end opening opposing the first end opening. The hollow nasal dilator body longitudinally extends from the first end opening to the second end opening and being adapted for insertion into a user's nostril with the second end opening placed within the user's nasal passage so that the hollow nasal dilator body supports and dilates the nasal passage. The one-way flow resistance unit is assembled to the hollow nasal dilator body and in proximity to the first end opening and away from the second end opening. The one-way flow resistance unit creates an exhalation flow resistance higher than an inhalation flow resistance such that an expiratory positive airway pressure is generated within the nasal passage.

The utility model discloses an auxiliary expander for preventing nasal cavity cicatricial contracture, including deformation metal frame structure, two nasal cavity expansion structures are arranged in deformation metal frame structure both sides, the nasal cavity expansion structure includes the plate type silica gel sleeve part, and the top and bottom of plate type silica gel sleeve part fixedly links two arc deformation silica gel parts, the utility model nasal cavity expansion structure whole is silica gel material, has elasticity, two arc deformation silica gel parts will apply the elastic force to the outside, and the patient's nostril is expanded, when being inserted into the nostril, two arc deformation silica gel parts are pinched, can be inserted into the nostril, after entering the nostril, two arc deformation silica gel parts expand and the patient's nostril are pasted, can be suitable for the nostril of different size and use, more convenient, the utility model deformation metal frame structure each position can be bent, like this can realize the adjustment of two nasal cavity expansion structure spacing, is suitable for different nostril spacing.

1. The name of this design product: Nasal Aspirator. 2. Purpose of this product design: It is used to insert volatile substances into the nostrils for breathing and absorption. 3. The key point of the design of this product lies in its shape. 4. The picture or photo that best illustrates the design points: three-dimensional picture.

The invention relates to the technical field of nasal irrigation tubes, in particular to a disposable neonatal nasal irrigation tube which comprises a negative pressure tube, one end of the negative pressure tube is in butt joint with an exhaust tube of a negative pressure device, the other end of the negative pressure tube is connected with a storage tube, and the end, away from the negative pressure tube, of the storage tube is provided with a liquid inlet section and a vertical section communicated with the middle of the liquid inlet section. A soft head with a liquid inlet hole is detachably connected to the liquid inlet section in a butt joint mode, a piston block is arranged in the storage pipe in a sealed and sliding mode, and the piston block divides the storage pipe into a negative pressure cavity and a liquid storage cavity. The soft head is selected according to the size of the nostril, the liquid inlet section is inserted into the butt joint hole until the annular edge is embedded into the annular groove, the soft head is convenient to install, the soft head is plugged into the nostril of the newborn, the negative pressure device is controlled to exhaust air, the piston block moves leftwards under the negative pressure effect, liquid is sucked into the liquid storage cavity, the piston block and the conical block continue to move leftwards, and the insertion rod leaves the insertion hole. The liquid backflow prevention device is simple in structure, liquid backflow is automatically and effectively avoided, and operation safety is guaranteed.

The nasal oxygen cannula assembly comprises a bearing strip and the nasal suction head, the front surface of the bearing strip is fixedly connected with a limiting clamping ring, the left surface of the nasal suction head is fixedly connected with a connecting pipe, the front surface of the bearing strip is fixedly connected with a fixing clamping ring, and the front surface of the fixing clamping ring is fixedly connected with a connecting pipe. The left surface of the bearing strip is fixedly connected with a first binding band, the first binding band is provided with a sliding block, the left surface of the sliding block is fixedly connected with an inserting block, the right surface of the bearing strip is fixedly connected with a second binding band, the end, away from the bearing strip, of the second binding band is fixedly connected with a fixing block, and an inserting groove is formed in the fixing block. Through the arrangement of the sliding block, the inserting block, the inserting groove and other structures, the whole assembly and the head of the patient can be fixed together, so that the probability that the whole assembly falls off from the head of the patient can be reduced, meanwhile, the probability that the nasal oxygen tube falls off from the nostrils of the patient can be reduced, and then normal oxygen inhalation of the patient is prevented from being affected.

Methods and compositions for the treatment of rhinosinusitis in a subject using topical verapamil.

1. Name of the designed product: nasal hair cleaner (BR-B601). 2. Use of the designed product: to clean the hair inside the nostrils. 3. Design points of the designed product: the overall shape of the product. 4. Picture or photo that best shows the design points: perspective view.

The utility model relates to the technical field of medical care, and discloses an invisible nose plug which comprises a pair of nose plug bodies and further comprises a nose clip assembly matched with the nose plug bodies, the nose clip assembly comprises a supporting plate, one side of the supporting plate is connected with a magnetic attraction layer, and the other side of the supporting plate is detachably connected with a silicone tube. The magnetic layer is attached to the nasal septum, and the silicone tube is far away from one side of the nasal septum; the top of the supporting plate is connected to the end, close to the nasal septum, of the nasal plug body. The utility model has simple structure, is convenient to carry, can be used at any time as required, is attractive, and does not influence work and life; the device can be placed in two nostrils at the same time and is easy to remove; the nose plug body can be fixed to the nostrils more firmly, other discomfort cannot be caused, and meanwhile the risk of damaging soft tissue is reduced. And the nasal cavity can be kept moist all the time.