CA2839080A1 — Nasal delivery devices incorporating temperature regulation

USPTO Abstract

A nasal delivery device and method 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 container- containing member which contains a substance-containing container which contains substance to be delivered to the nasal cavity of the subject, wherein the container chamber includes an inlet and an outlet; and the container-containing member includes a flow passage in which the container is disposed, such as to be rotatable therewithin when an air flow is delivered therethrough; a nosepiece unit including a nosepiece for fitting to a nasal cavity of the subject, the nosepiece 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.