Patent ID: 9017360
Filing Date: 2015-04-28
Classification: A61D,A61F,A61M

Abstract:
1. A nasal support device sized and configured for supporting tissues overlying first and second nasal passages, the support device comprising: a nasal support structure having a midline, the nasal support structure being symmetric about the midline; the nasal support structure defining first and second lateral boundaries positioned on opposite sides of the midline, each of the first and second lateral boundaries having a first rounded section, a second rounded section and a third rounded section; the nasal support structure defining a first transverse dimension that extends between the first rounded sections of the first and second lateral boundaries, a second transverse dimension that extends between the second rounded sections of the first and second lateral boundaries, and a third transverse dimension that extends between the third rounded sections of the first and second lateral boundaries, the second transverse dimension being positioned at an intermediate location between the first and third transverse dimensions; the first transverse dimension being larger than the third transverse dimension;