IP Library Patent Application 16525716
Patent Application
App. No. 16/525,716

NASAL DELIVERY DEVICES

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Patent No.
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App. No.
16/525,716
Abstract

A nasal delivery device for and method of delivering substance to a nasal cavity of a subject, the delivery device comprising: a container-receiving unit comprising a container chamber for receiving a substance-containing container which contains substance to be delivered to the nasal cavity of the subject, the container chamber including an inlet and an outlet; a nosepiece unit including a nosepiece for fitting to a nasal cavity of the subject and being in fluid communication with the outlet of the container chamber; a mouthpiece unit including a mouthpiece in fluid communication with the inlet of the container chamber and through which the subject in use exhales, such as to entrain substance from the container and deliver the same through the nosepiece; and moisture-mitigation means for mitigating an effect of moisture in an exhaled breath on the entrainment of substance from the container, which means are provided, for example, by providing the container in a replaceable container-containing member, by a pressure-sensitive valve which normally closes the fluid connection between the container chamber and the mouthpiece, and a temperature regulator upstream of the container chamber.

Claims (5)

1 . A nasal delivery device for delivering substance to a nasal cavity of a subject, the delivery device comprising:

a container-receiving unit comprising a container chamber for receiving a substance-containing container which contains substance to be delivered to the nasal cavity of the subject, the container chamber including an inlet and an outlet;

a nosepiece unit including a nosepiece for fitting to a nasal cavity of the subject and being in fluid communication with the outlet of the container chamber;

a mouthpiece unit including a mouthpiece in fluid communication with the inlet of the container chamber and through which the subject in use exhales, such as to entrain substance from the container and deliver the same through the nosepiece; and

a moisture-reducing element for reducing condensation at or downstream of the container chamber.

Assignments (9)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS RECORDED AT REEL/FRAME 71337/0132 Recorded Mar 17, 2026
From: OAKTREE FUND ADMINISTRATION, LLC
To: OPTINOSE, INC.
Reel/Frame 075101/0804 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 18, 2025
From: DJUPESLAND, PER GISLE; HAFNER, RODERICK PETER; SHELDRAKE, COLIN DAVID
To: OPTINOSE AS
Reel/Frame 072043/0085 →
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Aug 18, 2025
From: OPTINOSE INC.
To: OPTINOSE INC.
Reel/Frame 072472/0287 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 18, 2025
From: OPTINOSE AS
To: OPTINOSE INC.
Reel/Frame 072507/0629 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded May 22, 2025
From: OPTINOSE, INC.
To: OAKTREE FUND ADMINISTRATION, LLC
Reel/Frame 071337/0132 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded May 21, 2025
From: BIOPHARMA CREDIT PLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: OPTINOSE INC.
Reel/Frame 071547/0979 →
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Jan 2, 2025
From: OPTINOSE, INC.
To: OPTINOSE, INC.
Reel/Frame 069810/0584 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 27, 2022
From: OPTINOSE AS
To: OPTINOSE INC
Reel/Frame 061546/0424 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Sep 13, 2019
From: OPTINOSE AS
To: BIOPHARMA CREDIT PLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 050371/0913 →