Abstract:
A nasal delivery device for delivering substance to a nasal cavity of a subject compries: a housing (15); a nosepiece (17) for fitting to a nasal cavity of the subject; a mouthpiece (19) through which the subject in use exhales; and a flexible coupling (20) which couples the mouthpiece to the housing, wherein the flexible coupling provides for asymmetric translation of the mouthpiece relative to the nosepiece.
Abstract:
A nasal delivery device for and method of delivering substance to a nasal airway of a subject, the delivery device comprising: a nosepiece (117) for fitting to a nasal cavity of a subject; a mouthpiece (119) into which the subject in use exhales; a delivery unit, which comprises an actuation part which is manually displaceable to actuate the delivery unit to deliver substance from the nosepiece; and a valve assembly (127) which is fluidly connected to the nosepiece and the mouthpiece, wherein the valve assembly comprises a body element (128) and a valve element (131) which is movably disposed to the body element between closed and open configurations by manual displacement of the actuation part of the delivery unit to provide for an air flow through the nosepiece simultaneously with delivery of substance.
Abstract:
A delivery device for delivering a metered amount of substance, the delivery device comprising: a mouthpiece (17) through which a user in use exhales; an outlet (19) through which substance is in use delivered; a housing (21) fluidly connected to the mouthpiece and the outlet, such, that exhalation by the user through the mouthpiece creates an air flow through the housing and from the outlet; and a substance-dispensing unit (25) which is disposed within the housing and operative to dispense a metered amount of substance into an entraining air flow as created through the housing.
Abstract:
A delivery device for and method of delivering a powdered substance, in particular a triptan, such as sumatriptan, to the posterior region of a nasal cavity of a subject, in particular for the treatment of headaches, for example, cluster headaches and migraine, and neuropathic pain, the delivery device comprising: a nosepiece for insertion into a nasal cavity of a subject through which the powdered substance is delivered to the posterior region of the nasal cavity of the subject, in particular the upper posterior two thirds of the nasal cavity; and a substance supply unit which is operable to deliver the powdered substance through the nosepiece.
Abstract:
A formulation for administration to a nasal or buccal cavity of a subject which comprises a non-aqueous liquid environment, preferably an emollient oil base, and at least one active molecule, preferably a dopamine agonist and especially apomorphine, in solution or suspension therein, wherein in one embodiment the formulation has such a viscosity as to be delivered as a liquid jet from a spray pump which is capable of delivering an aerosol spray of an aqueous formulation.
Abstract:
A nasal delivery device for and method of delivering substance to a nasal cavity of a subject, the delivery device comprising: a nosepiece unit including a nosepiece for fitting to a nostril of a subject and a nozzle through which substance is in use delivered, preferably substantially axially to a longitudinal axis of the nosepiece, to the respective nasai cavity, wherein at least a tip element of the nosepiece has, at least in one configuration, an elongate lateral section which has a longer dimension in a first, sagittal direction than a second direction orthogonal to the sagittal direction, such that, when the nosepiece is inserted in the nasal cavity of the subject, the longer dimension of the nosepiece acts to engage lower and upper surfaces of the nasal cavity, preferably at the nasa! valve, and expand the same in the sagittal plane; and a delivery unit for delivering substance through the nozzle of the nosepiece.
Abstract:
A delivery device for and method of delivering substance to a subject, in particular a nasal delivery device for delivering a substance to a subject through nasal mucosa in a nasal cavity of the subject, the delivery device comprising: a nozzle (25) for delivering a particulate aerosol containing a substance to nasal mucosa in the nasal cavity; and a substance supply unit (29) actuatable to supply substance to the nozzle(25); wherein at least a fraction of the particles of the aerosol has a dimension and velocity such as to penetrate through the nasal mucosa.
Abstract:
A nasal delivery device for and a method of delivering substance to a nasal airway of a subject, in particular in the mass treatment, especially mass vaccination, of subjects, the delivery device comprising: an interface unit, as a replaceable unit, including at least one nosepiece unit for fitting to a respective nostril of a subject and including a nozzle from which substance is in use delivered, and at least one delivery unit including a substance supply unit for delivering substance to the nozzle of the at least one nosepiece unit; and an actuation unit for actuating the at least one delivery unit of the interface unit.
Abstract:
A nasal delivery device for and method of delivering substance to a nasal airway of a subject, the delivery device comprising: a nosepiece for fitting to a nostril of a subject; a delivery unit comprising a substance supply unit and a nozzle unit including at least one nozzle fluidly connected to the substance supply unit for generating an aerosol spray for delivery to a nasal airway of the subject; and an aerosol interactor operable to interact with an aerosol spray as generated by the at least one nozzle.
Abstract:
A nasal delivery device for and a method of delivering a substance to a nasal cavity of a subject, the delivery device including: a nosepiece for fitting to a nostril of a subject; a substance supply unit for supplying a substance for delivery through the nosepiece; and a delivery prevention mechanism for preventing delivery of a substance through the nosepiece until the nosepiece is properly fitted to the nostril of the subject.