Patent ID: 8231648

Claim:
A device for treatment of nosebleeds comprising an elongated body having a generally elliptical cross-section configured to be positioned in a mouth between the upper gum and the portion of the face below the nose and above the top lip of a human so as to exert pressure on an area of nasal vascularization of the human, the elongated body further including compression padding longitudinally disposed on a portion of the elongated body toward an end of the longest transverse of the generally elliptical cross-section to apply pressure to the area of nasal vascularization thereof when inserted into a patients mouth, and, wherein at least one of the first and second ends is tapered to lie flat against the upper gum of a human so as to minimize rotational movement of the device and maintain pressure by the compression padding to the area of nasal vascularization when positioned between the upper gum and the portion of the face below the nose and above the top of the lip of a human.