Patent ID: 6080179
Filing Date: 2000-06-27
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
An externally applied nasal dilator for tightening and thus stabilizing nasal passages, comprising, in combination:a) a first strip comprising a pair of opposite end portions and a medial portion between the opposite end portions, with each of the opposite end portions having an inner face, with the first strip having lateral and longitudinal directions;b) an adhesive on at least a section of each of the inner faces of the opposite end portions wherein one of the end portions adheres on a first portion of the nose and wherein the other of the end portions adheres on a second portion of the nose; andc) wherein at least a section of the medial portion is resilient in the longitudinal direction to draw the opposite end portions toward each other after the opposite end portions have been stretched apart, wherein the first strip is stretched and the opposite end portions are adhered to the first and second portions of the nose, wherein after said opposite end portions are adhered to the first and second portions of the nose the first strip resiliently retracts via the medial portion to tighten and thus stabilize underlying tissue so as to stabilize nasal passages.