Patent ID: 11890186
Assignee: SPIROX, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A nasal implant for supporting a nasal valve comprising:
a first end comprising a plurality of tines, wherein the plurality of tines are resiliently deformable between a contracted shape and an expanded shape;
a second end comprising a second-end shape that is different than the contracted shape of the plurality of tines and the expanded shape of the plurality of tines; and
an elongate body extending between the first end and the second end,
wherein, when the plurality of tines are in the contracted shape, the plurality of tines define a non-circular shape, and
wherein, when the plurality of tines are in the expanded shape, respective ends of the plurality of tines protrude outwardly from the first end such that plurality of tines are configured to anchor the nasal implant to nasal tissue when the nasal implant is in the nasal tissue
wherein the elongated body comprises a plurality of repeating features along a length of the nasal implant between the first end and the second end, and
wherein the plurality of repeating features comprise a plurality of ribs defined by a plurality of alternating raised regions and depressed regions.