Patent ID: 9248266
Filing Date: 2016-02-02
CPC Classification: A61B,A61M

Claim Text:
1. A method for delivering a medication to a sphenopalatine ganglion of a patient, the method comprising the steps of: (a) inserting a portion of a device into a nasal cavity of a patient through a nostril, the device comprising: (b) activating the illumination device and viewing light emitted from the illumination device through a portion of the patient's soft palate; (c) expanding, using the inflation lumen, the expandable member adjacent to the patient's choana; (d) sliding the non-inflatable stabilizer toward the patient's nose; (e) introducing an amount of medication into the nasal cavity through the medication port, such that the medication rises to a level and contacts at least a portion of mucosa overlaying a sphenopalatine ganglion of the patient for a period of 5 minutes to 35 minutes; (f) collapsing the expandable member; and (g) removing the device from the nasal cavity.