Patent ID: 7918224
Filing Date: 2011-04-05
Classification: A62B

Abstract:
1. A nasal air treatment appliance including: a first support member comprising a first tubular body having an anterior end and a posterior end, and defining a first passageway to accommodate a longitudinal flow of air therethrough; at least a first and second rim, the first rim surrounding the first tubular body, extending radially outwardly from the first tubular body and inclined in the direction toward the posterior end of the first tubular body, and the second rim surrounding the first tubular body in longitudinally spaced apart relation to the first rim, also extending radially outwardly from the first tubular body and inclined in the direction toward the posterior end of the first tubular body; a second support member comprising a second tubular body having an anterior end and a posterior end and defining a second passageway to accommodate a longitudinal flow of air therethrough; at least a third and fourth rim, the third rim surrounding the second tubular body, extending radially outwardly from the second tubular body and inclined in the direction toward the posterior end of the second tubular body, and the fourth rim surrounding the second tubular body in longitudinally spaced apart relation to the third rim, also extending radially outwardly from the second tubular body and inclined in the direction toward the posterior end of the second tubular body; and a connecting member integrally coupled to the first and second tubular bodies; wherein responsive to insertion of the first and second tubular bodies, anterior ends first, longitudinally into first and second nasal cavities, respectively, the first and second rims are adapted to form a surface engagement with the nasal wall and septum defining the first nasal cavity, and the third and fourth rims are adapted to form a surface engagement with the nasal wall and septum defining the second nasal cavity thereby supporting and maintaining the first and second tubular bodies within the first and second nasal cavities, respectively, and wherein all rims of the first and second tubular bodies are longitudinally spaced from the posterior and anterior ends of their respective tubular body.