Patent ID: 8616198
Filing Date: 2013-12-31
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A nasal dilator having upper and lower ends defining up and down directions, respectively, a nasal side, and an ambient side, and adapted for temporary attachment of the nasal side to a nose of a person comprising: a flexible substrate including: an upper elongate resilient member held by the upper portion and arranged substantially transverse to the central bridge and having an upper central portion and third and fourth upper transverse ends; a lower elongate resilient member, separate from the upper resilient member, held by the lower portion, and arranged substantially transverse to the central bridge and having a lower central portion and third and fourth lower transverse ends; and adhesive on the nasal side of the nasal dilator for achieving the temporary attachment; wherein the transverse width of the central bridge is substantially smaller than the transverse lengths of the upper and lower portions, to create a dilation force disconnect between the upper and lower resilient members, wherein the resilient members are spaced such that, when the nasal dilator is attached to the nose, the upper resilient member applies a dilating force to an internal nasal valve of the nose and the lower resilient member independently applies a dilating force to an external nasal valve of the nose, and wherein a center portion of the lower elongate resilient member and a center portion of the upper resilient member are closer to one another than respective lateral ends of the lower resilient member are from respective lateral ends of the upper resilient member, such that when the nasal dilator is attached to the nose, the lateral ends of the lower resilient member extend in a direction from above the lobule of the user towards respective nostril openings.