Patent ID: 7798141
Filing Date: 2010-09-21
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. An adjustable nasal cavity dilator adapted to enable a user to selectively adjustably open a nasal airway to a desired extent to ensure a free flow of air therethrough, comprising: (a) an elongate foundation strip having opposed first and second ends coupled together by an intermediate portion, at least the first end and the second end including an adhesive material that is adapted to adhere respectively to a side of a user's nose and an adjacent portion of a user's cheek; and (b) a dilation adjustment band that is fixedly attached to the foundation strip at a first point that is adjacent to one of the first and the second ends and is adjustable relative to a second point on the foundation strip that is spaced apart from the first point, the dilation adjustment band being removably attached to the foundation strip at the second point, the dilation adjustment band being adjusted before being removably secured under tension at the second point, to provide a force between the side of a user's nose and a user's cheek sufficient to open a nasal airway within a user's nose to a desired extent, so as to permit the free flow of air through the nasal airway.