Patent ID: 11877950
Assignee: nan
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 18:
19. A method for reducing viral replication within a nasal cell, the method comprising:
providing a wearable device comprising:
a first support member having a first surface configured to substantially conform to a sinistral contour of a nose of a user;
a second support member having a second surface configured to follow a dextral contour of the nose; and
a temperature sensor coupled to a portion of the wearable device; and
a heat source electrically coupled to the first support member and the second support member, the heat source being configured to adjust a surface temperature of the first surface and the second surface to cause warming of the sinistral contour of the nose and the dextral contour of the nose to a predefined temperature, wherein the first support member and the second support member are coupled to a compression bridge member configured to compress a portion of the nose to at least partially restrict a portion of airflow through passageways within the nose;

monitoring, by the temperature sensor, a temperature of the portion of the nose;
in response to detecting, by the temperature sensor and for the portion of the nose, that the temperature is below the predefined temperature, causing activation of the heat source to increase the temperature of the portion of the nose to be within a predefined temperature range; and
maintaining the temperature of the portion of the nose within the predefined temperature range until receiving a signal to cause deactivation of the heat source.