Assisted care
Parents, family members, nurses, and caregivers help children, older adults, and people who have difficulty managing a tissue independently.
Partnerships
A new opportunity in everyday nasal care.
Public Hygiene Designs has developed a patent pending disposable nasal care format. We welcome licensing and IP acquisition discussions with partners who can help refine, validate and commercialize it.
Why this opportunity exists
An everyday task with room for a better format.
Ordinary flat tissues require people to improvise the positioning, holding, and handling of used material. These steps can become especially awkward when helping someone else blow their nose.
Independent use
The same handling challenge appears at work, while traveling, and in public settings where disposal and handwashing may not be immediately available.
Commercial fit
Premium pocket tissue and nasal care.
The initial commercial focus is a portable disposable format for everyday nasal care, with relevance to caregiving, travel, work, and professional settings. A tissue partner’s own absorbent material could be incorporated into the format.
Development status
A working prototype. A clear next stage.
Prototype only. Not yet in commercial production.
Controlled review
Technical information and prototype details are available through an appropriate controlled review process.
Refinement and testing
One hand use is a core feature of the working prototype. Further work focuses on design refinement, manufacturing assessment and planning for formal performance testing.
Clinical perspectives
The existing program gathers professional input on unmet need and clinical rationale. Participation does not establish product efficacy.
Market context
A category built around convenience.
$1.5B
Pocket pack tissue market
Global estimate for 2024, in USD.
Pocket packs within facial tissue paper.
5.3%
Packet facial tissue growth
Global forecast for 2025 to 2030.
Projected compound annual growth rate.
These published category estimates provide commercial context. They do not measure demand for this prototype or quantify caregiver use. The sources use different category definitions. Sources checked November 5, 2026.
Ways to collaborate
The right expertise for the next stage.
Consumer product and tissue companies
Category expertise, tissue integration, distribution, and strategic commercialization.
Licensing and IP acquisition
Controlled evaluation of the invention and its associated intellectual property. Acquisition discussions concern the IP, rather than an operating consumer business.
Product development and manufacturing
Material selection, assembly methods, production feasibility, and prototype refinement.
Scientific and testing collaborators
Study design, usability assessment, and appropriate testing to evaluate the intended benefits.
Let’s discuss the next stage.
Tell us about your organization, area of expertise, and interest in the opportunity.
Additional technical information is available through an appropriate controlled review process.
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