| abstract |
An apparatus is provided for facilitating intranasal treatment of a patient's sphenopalatine/pterygopalatine recess. The apparatus includes an intranasal spray delivery device configured to contain a spray composition, atomize the spray composition, and deliver the atomized spray composition to the sphenopalatine/pterygopalatine recess of the patient. In certain examples, the spray composition includes about 2.5% lidocaine and about 0.10% maltoside. A method is also provided and includes providing, in a solution, about 2.5% lidocaine, providing, in the solution, about 0.10% maltoside, and placing the solution in an intranasal spray delivery device configured to contain the solution and deliver the solution to the sphenopalatine/pterygopalatine recess of the patient. |