20130178716 | DEVICE FOR APPLYING A PNEUMATIC PRESSURE STIMULUS IN THE NASAL FOSSAE AND EUSTACHIAN TUBE AT THE TIME OF DEGLUTITION - Apparatus for automatically applying a pneumatic overpressure phase, of a value of between 5 and 100 hPa in the Eustachian tube and/or in the nasal fossae of a patient through at least one nostril at the moment of swallowing, includes a gas generator, a gas reservoir, a detection-fluid and control circuit communicating with the gas reservoir and gas generator and leading to a sealed plug in the nostrils forming part of a nosepiece equipped with a control nozzle, a device for measuring at least one characteristic value of a flow of gas during swallowing, a device for automatically comparing the characteristic value with at least one pre-set value, and a device for informing the patient whether the swallowing action is being correctly performed. | 07-11-2013 |
20130008437 | DEVICE FOR ORAL ADMINISTRATION OF AN AEROSOL FOR THE RHINOPHARYNX, THE NASAL CAVITIES OR THE PARANASAL SINUSES - A device for administration of an aerosol includes a generator of particles of size between 10 nm and 200 um, a mouthpiece or mouth mask for oral administration of the aerosol during the nasal exhalation phase or during the respiratory pause phase preceding nasal exhalation, and a source of gas or pressure for conveying the particles. The mouthpiece is airtight, extends beyond the teeth of the patient by a maximum length of 4 cm, and administers the aerosol for the nasal cavities, the rhinopharynx or the paranasal sinuses during aerosol administration phases, such that the is successively applied to the mouth, the rhinopharynx and then the nasal fossae and the sinuses, and then the aerosol escapes via one or both of the patient's nostril. The device does not allow exhalation via the mouth during aerosol administration phases, and the aerosol particles not being directed to the lungs. | 01-10-2013 |