Patent ID: 8852224
Filing Date: 2014-10-07
Classification: A61F,A61K,A61M

Abstract:
1. A nasal dilator comprising: an elongated, flexible substrate having a peripheral edge, a central region, a longitudinal length and a pair of transverse end regions; a resilient layer having a plurality of resilient portions therein, said resilient layer bonded to said elongated, flexible substrate to provide an expanding force to a nasal wall tissue when said dilator is adhesively attached to a wearer's nose, said plurality of resilient portions comprising a first resilient portion disposed between said transverse end regions of said elongated flexible substrate and a second resilient portion disposed laterally from said first resilient portion, and a bridging resilient portion connecting said first and second resilient portions, said bridging resilient portion being smaller than either said first resilient portion or said second resilient portion; and a pressure sensitive adhesive layer disposed on said bottom surface of said dilator, including on the central region of the dilator for attachment to the bridge of the wearer's nose, said first resilient portion and said second resilient portion being spaced laterally from the peripheral edge of said elongated, flexible substrate along said central region of said elongated, flexible substrate when the dilator is attached to the bridge of the wearer's nose wherein said first resilient portion is longer than said second resilient portion and said second resilient portion is located superior to the first resilient portion when said dilator is adhesively attached to said nose.