Patent ID: 9227031
Filing Date: 2016-01-05
CPC Classification: A61K,A61M

Claim Text:
1. A drinking-actuated device configured for delivering a substance to a nasal cavity of a subject, said device comprising: a. a container for containing said substance; b. a nosepiece extending from said device for placement in proximity to a nose of said subject, said nosepiece being in fluid communication with said container; c. a valve mechanically connectable to said container, characterized by at least two configurations: (i) an active configuration in which said valve enables delivery of predetermined amount of said substance from said container to said nasal cavity via said nosepiece; and, (ii) an inactive configuration; d. a mouthpiece extending from said device for placement in a mouth of said subject; and, e. a trigger mechanism configured to reconfigure said valve from said active configuration to said inactive configuration, and vice versa; wherein said mouthpiece is fluidly connectable by means of a tubule to a fluid reservoir containing a fluid, said fluid reservoir is configured to supply said fluid to said mouth of said subject via said mouthpiece; further wherein said trigger mechanism is configured to reconfigure said valve from said inactive configuration to said active configuration for a predetermined period of time in response to a pressure gradient generated by suction applied by said subject to said tubule for drinking said fluid through said tubule.