Patent ID: 11878110
Assignee: IMPEL PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 13:
14. A tip configured to removably couple to an actuator body of a device for delivering a compound to an upper nasal cavity comprising:
an outer wall and an inner wall opposite the outer wall, the inner wall forming an exit channel that extends between a proximal end and a distal end of the tip;
an inlet interface formed on the outer wall and positioned at the proximal end of the tip, the inlet interface configured to couple to the actuator body;
one or more grooves integrated with the inlet interface and formed on the outer wall of the tip, such that, after the inlet interface is coupled to the actuator body, a first portion of each groove forms a propellant channel for delivering a propellant from the first portion of each groove to a second portion of each groove, and each groove is in fluid communication with the actuator body and the exit channel; and
an outlet orifice formed at a distal end of the tip, wherein the outlet orifice is connected with the exit channel for delivering the compound.