Patent ID: 9409003
Filing Date: 2016-08-09
CPC Classification: A61M

Claim Text:
1. A device for targeted delivery of a substance to an airway, the device comprising: a conduit comprising a proximal end and a bifurcated distal portion having two separate distal ends, wherein the proximal end is configured to be coupled with a source of the substance; and at least two applicators made at least partially of a material configured to allow the substance to weep out of the applicators, wherein one of the at least two applicators is coupled with one of the distal ends of the conduit, and another of the at least two applicators is coupled with another of the distal ends of the conduit, wherein each applicator is configured to direct the substance out of the applicator toward one of two sides of an airway, and wherein the distal portion of the conduit is configured to apply laterally directed, opposing force to the at least two applicators to cause them to move apart front one another to contact the two sides of the airway.