Patent ID: 11931515
Assignee: SOMNIFIX INTERNATIONAL LLC
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A method for treating a breathing condition, comprising:
providing a face strip to a patient diagnosed with a breathing condition comprising at least one of dry mouth, sore throat, nasal congestion, or hypoxia, the face strip comprising:
an adhesive layer having an opening extending therethrough; and
a mesh layer disposed on a first side of the adhesive layer extending at least over the opening and extending laterally outward from an outer periphery of the adhesive layer to form at least one release tab;

positioning the face strip by aligning the opening proximate the patient's lips, wherein at least a portion of the patient's lips are spaced apart and the patient's jaw is in a relaxed position;
applying a second side, the second side opposite to the first side, of the adhesive layer to the patient's mouth;
covering the patient's mouth with the face strip;
providing breathing resistance through the opening greater than breathing resistance from nasal respiration, creating a pressure differential between the patient's mouth and the patient's nasal passage;
permitting greater airflow through the patient's nasal passage relative to the patient's mouth through the opening, limiting or preventing oral respiration; and
increasing nasal respiration with the face strip;
wherein the face strip reduces or prevents the incidence of the breathing condition.