Patent ID: 9694163
Date: 2017-07-04
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61M

Claim:
1. A method for delivering a medication to a sphenopalatine ganglion of a patient, the method comprising the steps of: (a) inserting a device into a portion of a nasal cavity of a patient through a nostril, the device comprising: (b) activating the illumination device; (c) placing the expandable member adjacent the patient's choana; (d) expanding the expandable member adjacent the patient's choana; (e) introducing a medication to sphenopalatine ganglion through the port in the flexible tubular member; (f) removing at least a portion of the medication through the port in the flexible tubular member; (g) collapsing the expandable member; and (h) removing the device from the nasal cavity.