Methods and apparatus for delivering a therapeutic agent to nasopharyngeal mucosa targets

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PATENT NO 9327104
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14151767

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A system for delivering a therapeutic agent to a nasopharyngeal mucosa target comprises a foam generating mechanism, a gas, a therapeutic agent in liquid form that inhibits mucus production, and a delivery device. Actuation of the foam generating mechanism entraps gaseous bubbles from the gas in the liquid thereby forming a foam. The therapeutic agent is dispersed in the foam which has an expanded configuration adapted to fill a nasopharyngeal space and deliver the therapeutic agent to the mucosa targets. The delivery device is for delivering the foam to the nasopharyngeal space. The foam may also have a collapsed configuration for removal from the nasopharyngeal space or for concentration of the therapeutic agent onto the mucosa.

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THE FOUNDRY LLC4040 CAMPBELL AVE SUITE 110 MENLO PARK CA 94025

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Gifford, Hanson Woodside, US 57 5157
Morriss, John San Francisco, US 76 8484
Reich, Cary Los Gatos, US 47 1578

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