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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 08, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 11, 2011
Marshall T. Denton, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Perry W. Croll, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Mark A. Christensen, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Timothy R. Wolfe, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
J. Michael Brown, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Marshall T. Denton, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Perry W. Croll, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Mark A. Christensen, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Timothy R. Wolfe, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
J. Michael Brown, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
TELFLEX MEDICAL INCORPORATED, Wayne, PA (US);
Abstract
An atomizing nozzle structured particularly for nasal therapy. Preferred embodiments include a 2-piece atomizing nozzle structured to couple with luer-locking structure carried by a syringe. Such an atomizing nozzle includes a nasal stopper and a stem. A preferred nasal stopper includes a distal tip sized for insertion into a nostril of a human child, with a proximal shield portion being structured to resist over-insertion of a discharge orifice into the nostril. A nasal stopper desirably provides a centering function to urge the discharge orifice away from a nasal wall. One operable stem is structured to couple with the stopper and desirably carries unitary thread structure at a proximal end. A second operable stem is structured as a unitary part of the nasal stopper and also desirably carries unitary thread structure at a proximal end. Certain embodiments may also include spacer structure configured to reduce a dead volume inside the atomizing nozzle. Other embodiments may also include spacer structure configured to reduce dead volume inside a syringe that is coupled to the atomizing nozzle.