ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,350,228, issued on July 8.

"System and device for irrigating and cleaning nasal cavities" was invented by Dany Moreau (Trois-Rivieres, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for irrigating and cleaning nasal cavities is provided. In some embodiments, the system includes a stand configured to hold an aqueous solution container. A primary incoming tube leading to a face mask device configured to be worn by a user. In one embodiment, the solution is gravity fed directed through the primary incoming tube into at least one port of the face mask device. A drain line leads from the face mask device to a collection container."

The patent...