Patent Files for Nu-Med Plus, Inc.'s Nitric Oxide Delivery Device that is Comparable to Inhalers for Single or Short-Term Usage
January 07, 2020 at 06:00 am
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Nu-Med Plus, Inc. announced that a patent has been filed for a nitric oxide delivery device that is designed for single or short-term use. Nitric oxide delivery devices on the market are large, electronically complex devices that are used primarily in neonatal intensive care units. Nu-Med Plus Inc. realized that to extend the utility of nitric oxide delivery to a wider range of patients that could benefit from the therapy that another form factor was needed. The result was a simple mechanical device that delivers the appropriate dose of nitric oxide gas per inhalation to the patient. It is handheld with no electronics and a variable nitric oxide dose. A patent was filed in 2019 adding this to the stable of Nu-Med intellectual property. With this new device, Nu-Med Plus will in the future seek enrollment in further studies to investigate its efficacy. Nu-Med Plus is currently in the process of submitting for FDA approval for a nitric oxide delivery system which is a fixed hospital unit. Nu-Med Plus’s technology is designed to be utilized for a variety of inhaled nitric oxide treatments. Inhaled nitric oxide has been proven to stabilize blood pressure, open airways, fight infections and blood clots, combat aging and treat erectile dysfunction.
Nu-Med Plus, Inc. is a medical device company, which is principally engaged in the designing, development, enhancement and commercialization of later-stage medical devices. The Company is focused on the creation of a nitric oxide generating formulation, a hospital bedside nitric oxide (NO) delivery system, a clinical unit for use in medical clinics and rehabilitation centers and a mobile rechargeable device to deliver nitric oxide gas to offer solutions to hospitals, health systems and the medical community throughout the world. Hospital NO Unit delivers a continuous intra-breath concentration of therapeutic NO to patients who are on a ventilator in a hospital setting. Clinical Delivery System is a simplified version of the hospital unit. Portable Delivery System delivers high purity NO to the patient at prescribed intervals for 24 hours per day at controlled doses by means of a nasal cannula or a face mask. Reagent Delivery provides a range of concentrations and flow rates of NO.