APPARATUS FOR AND METHODS OF ADMINISTERING SUBSTANCES INTO AN INHALATION FLOW PATH
A method of introducing a vapor of at least one substance into an inhalation flow path of a respiratory organ is provided. The method describes providing a carrier conformable to a surface of skin; providing the carrier with at least one substance; providing a barrier coupled to a surface of the carrier, the barrier being substantially impermeable to the substances carried by the carrier; providing a polyethylene coated material disposed within or atop the barrier and configured as a clamp for a septum of a user, wherein the polyethylene coated material is heat sealed within the barrier; and engaging the carrier to the surface of skin proximate an inhalation flow path of a respiratory organ with the barrier adapted to be interposed between the carrier and the skin to prevent the one or more substances from contacting the skin; wherein the substance is non-volatile. A vehicle and mask for introducing a vapor are also provided.
1 . A method of introducing a vapor of at least one substance into an inhalation flow path of a respiratory organ, the method comprising the steps of:
providing a carrier proximate to a surface of skin;
providing the carrier with at least one substance;
providing a barrier coupled to a surface of the carrier, the barrier being substantially impermeable to the substances carried by the carrier;
providing a clamp disposed within or atop the barrier and configured as a clamp for a septum of a user, wherein the clamp comprises a polyethylene coated material heat sealed within the barrier, wherein the polyethylene coated material is further coated with the substance; and
engaging the carrier to the surface of skin proximate an inhalation flow path of a respiratory organ with the barrier interposed between the carrier and the skin to prevent the one or more substances from contacting the skin;
wherein the substance is non-volatile.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of providing a carrier further comprises the step of providing a substantially absorbent member, wherein the substantially absorbent member is held therein by at least one protrusion located on inward facing wall of the carrier.
3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of providing the carrier with at least one substance further includes the step of impregnating the carrier with microcapsules.
4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the step of impregnating the carrier with at least one substance further comprises the steps of:
providing the microcapsule with a mixture of a volatile and the non-volatile substance; and
rupturing the microcapsule capsule using heat or pressure.
5 . A vehicle for introducing a vapor of one at least substance into an inhalation flow path of a respiratory organ, the vehicle comprising:
a carrier conformable to a surface of skin;
at least one substance carried by the carrier;
a barrier coupled to a surface of the carrier, the barrier being substantially impermeable to the at least substance carried by the carrier; and
a clamp disposed within or atop the barrier and configured as a clamp for a septum of a user, wherein the clamp comprises a polyethylene coated material is heat sealed within the barrier;
wherein the polyethylene coated material is further coated with the substance;
wherein the substance is non-volatile.
6 . The vehicle of claim 5 , wherein the carrier comprises a substantially absorbent member, wherein the substantially absorbent member is held therein by at least one protrusion located on inward facing wall of the carrier.
7 . The vehicle of claim 5 , wherein the carrier is impregnated with with microcapsules during production.
8 . The vehicle of claim 7 , wherein the microcapsule are a mixture of a volatile and the non-volatile substance and are rupturable with the application of heat or pressure.
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