IP Library Patent Application 17829286
Patent Application
App. No. 17/829,286

NASAL SPRAY GUIDE

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App. No.
17/829,286
Abstract

A nasal spray guide may include a collar defining a lumen configured to receive a nasal spray tip, a shoulder surface extending radially outward from the collar, wherein the shoulder surface is angled relative to the lumen; and a cap defining a cavity and configured to engage the shoulder such that the cavity and the lumen are substantially aligned. In some variations, a method of using the nasal spray guide includes positioning at least a portion of a nasal spray device in the lumen such that a distal portion of the nasal spray device is exposed, inserting the distal portion of the nasal spray device in a nostril of a user until the shoulder of the nasal spray guide is seated against a nasal surface of the user; and actuating the nasal spray device while the shoulder of the nasal spray guide is seated.

Claims (31)

1 . A nasal spray guide, comprising:

a collar defining a lumen configured to receive a nasal spray tip; and

a shoulder extending radially outward from the collar, wherein the shoulder comprises a shoulder surface angled relative to the lumen.

2 . The guide of claim 1 , further comprising a cap defining a cavity and configured to engage the shoulder such that the cavity and the lumen are substantially aligned.

3 . The guide of claim 1 , wherein the shoulder surface is obliquely angled relative to the lumen.

4 . The guide of claim 1 , wherein the shoulder surface is angled relative to the lumen at an angle between about 60 degrees and about 80 degrees.

5 . The guide of claim 1 , wherein the shoulder surface substantially surrounds the lumen.

6 . The guide of claim 1 , wherein the shoulder surface is substantially planar.

7 . The guide of claim 1 , wherein the shoulder surface is substantially elliptical.

8 . The guide of claim 1 , wherein an inner diameter of the lumen varies.

9 . The guide of claim 8 , wherein an inner surface of the collar comprises one or more radially inward projections.

10 . The guide of claim 2 , wherein the cap is coupled to at least one of the collar and the shoulder.

11 . The guide of claim 10 , wherein the cap is coupled to at least one of the collar and the shoulder by a tether.

12 . The guide of claim 11 , wherein the tether comprises a flexible member.

13 . The guide of claim 1 , further comprising an alignment indicator.

14 . The guide of claim 13 , wherein the alignment indicator comprises an arrow on the shoulder.

15 . The guide of claim 1 , wherein the guide is constructed from a thermoplastic polymer.

16 . The guide of claim 15 , wherein the thermoplastic polymer comprises an antimicrobial agent.

17 . A method of assisting administration of a fluid from a nasal spray device, the method comprising:

providing a nasal spray guide comprising a collar defining a lumen, and a shoulder extending radially outward from the collar;

positioning at least a portion of the nasal spray device in the lumen such that a distal portion of the nasal spray device is exposed;

inserting the distal portion of the nasal spray device in a nostril of a user until the shoulder of the nasal spray guide is seated against a nasal surface of the user; and

actuating the nasal spray device while the shoulder of the nasal spray guide is seated against the nasal surface of the user.

18 . The method of claim 17 , wherein the shoulder comprises a shoulder surface obliquely angled relative to the lumen.

19 . The method of claim 18 , further comprising orienting the nasal spray guide such that the shoulder surface is angled away from a nasal septum of the user.

20 . The method of claim 19 , wherein the nasal spray guide comprises an alignment indicator, and wherein orienting the nasal spray guide comprises aligning the alignment indicator with an anatomical landmark on the user.

21 . The method of claim 17 , further comprising removing the nasal spray tip from the nostril and covering the nasal spray tip with a cap.

22 . The method of claim 21 , wherein the cap is coupled to at least one of the collar and the shoulder by a tether.

23 . A nasal spray guide, comprising:

a collar defining a lumen configured to receive a nasal spray tip therethrough; and

a shoulder extending radially outward from the collar, wherein the shoulder comprises a shoulder surface obliquely angled relative to the lumen.

Assignments (3)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Feb 3, 2023
From: ORBIMED ROYALTY & CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES III, LP
To: OYSTER POINT PHARMA INC.
Reel/Frame 062582/0873 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Sep 12, 2022
From: OYSTER POINT PHARMA, INC.
To: ORBIMED ROYALTY & CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES III, LP
Reel/Frame 061410/0935 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 12, 2022
From: LOKHNAUTH, JOHN K.; DONATO, GEORGE J.; NAU, JEFFREY ALAN
To: OYSTER POINT PHARMA, INC.
Reel/Frame 060488/0859 →