Daniel A Sanker

US Patent:

20110208279, Aug 25, 2011

Filed:

Feb 19, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/709111

Inventors:

Daniel Allen Sanker - Fayetteville AR, US

International Classification:

A61F 7/08

US Classification:

607109

Abstract:

The invention relates to a non-surgical and non-invasive drug-free therapeutic apparatus and method of using thermal energy-in-transfer to normalize poor sinus cilia function that can cause upper respiratory tract problems. The nasal and sinus cavity membranes have thousands of very small hair-like organelles called cilia. They are capable of rhythmic beating like oars, and they keep the sinus cavities clear of debris, pollutants and excessive drainage. This Mucociliary Clearance System performs best at a temperature slightly above the human body's normothermia. The method and therapeutic apparatus includes a mask with a pocket cavity that accommodates a heating element. The heating element can use heat from a disposable heating pack. When the apparatus is affixed to the human head with the heating element engaged, the warmth helps restore normal cilia function by bringing the temperature of the sinus cavities to a more optimal temperature which is above normothermia.