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

Claim 0:
1. A device for delivering a compound to an upper nasal cavity comprising:
an actuator body comprising:
a propellant channel configured to be in fluid communication with a canister containing a propellant; and

a tip configured to removably couple to the actuator body, the tip comprising:
an outer wall and an inner wall, the inner wall forming an exit channel that extends between a proximal end and a distal end of the tip;
an inlet interface positioned at the proximal end of the tip, the inlet interface configured to couple to a compound container containing the compound;
one or more grooves positioned about the inlet interface, such that, when the compound container is coupled to the inlet interface, a first portion of each groove is exposed within the propellant channel and a second portion of each groove is positioned within the compound container and wherein each groove is in fluid communication with the propellant channel and the exit channel; and
an outlet orifice disposed at a distal end of the tip.