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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:
a handle comprising a proximal end and a distal end;an inflation device at least partially and integrally disposed within the handle;a flexible tubular member extending from the distal end of the handle, the flexible tubular member comprising a proximal end, a distal end, an inflation lumen coupled to the inflation device and extending from the proximal end of the flexible tubular member, and a second lumen extending from the proximal end of the flexible tubular member to a medication port;an expandable member attached to the flexible tubular member, the expandable member comprising a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the inflation lumen opens, via an inflation port, into the expandable member, wherein the medication port is disposed proximally of the proximal end of the expandable member;an illumination device disposed distally of the expandable member; anda non-inflatable stabilizer slidably coupled to the flexible tubular member, wherein the non-inflatable stabilizer is capable of sliding along the flexible tubular member between the handle and the expandable member; (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. |
