Patent ID: 9125770
Filing Date: 2015-09-08
Classification: A61F,A61M

Abstract:
1. A method of minimizing pain and discomfort associated with bleeding due to a nasal surgery, the method comprising the steps of: installing left and right absorbent pads into left and right nostrils of a patient wherein left and right breathing tubes are positioned with the left and right nostrils to allow the patient to breathe through his or her nostrils during surgery, during recovery and after discharge from a surgical center or hospital; connecting left and right suction tubes to a first vacuum source located within a surgical room of the surgical center or hospital; conducting nasal surgery on the patient; disconnecting the suction tubes from the first vacuum source; transporting the patient to a recovery room; connecting left and right suction tubes to a second vacuum source located within the recovery room of the surgical center or hospital; upon discharge of the patient from the surgical center or hospital, disconnecting the left and right suction tubes from the second vacuum source and instructing the patient to connect the suction tubes to a portable vacuum source; and maintaining the left and right absorbent pads in the left and right nostrils of the patient during surgery, during recovery and after discharge.