Patent ID: 8795314

Claim:
A nasal support device sized and configured for supporting tissues overlying first and second nasal passages, the support device comprising: a nasal support structure having a midline, the nasal support structure being symmetric about the midline; the nasal support structure defining first and second lateral boundaries positioned on opposite sides of the midline, each of the first and second lateral boundaries having a first rounded section, a second rounded section and a third rounded section; the nasal support structure defining a first transverse dimension that extends between the first rounded sections of the first and second lateral boundaries, a second transverse dimension that extends between the second rounded sections of the first and second lateral boundaries, and a third transverse dimension that extends between the third rounded sections of the first and second lateral boundaries, the second transverse dimension being positioned at an intermediate location between the first and third transverse dimensions; the first transverse dimension being larger than the second transverse dimension, and the second transverse dimension being larger than the third transverse dimension; the nasal support structure including a lift structure configured to reduce the draw of the supporting tissues inward toward the nasal passages during respiration, the lift structure including at least a first lift member having a length that extends across the midline, the first lift member having first and second lateral extents extending away from the midline; and the nasal support structure including an adhesive surface having portions that extend beyond the lateral extents of the first lift member, the adhesive surface being configured for attaching the nasal support device to a nose, and the nasal support device being configured such that the first, second and third transverse dimensions overlie the nose when the nasal support device is attached to the nose, wherein the nasal support structure includes a fourth transverse dimension measured between the first and second lateral boundaries at a location between the first and second transverse dimensions and a fifth transverse dimension measured between the first and second lateral boundaries at a location between the second and third transverse dimensions, the fourth transverse dimension being smaller than the first and second transverse dimensions and the fifth transverse dimension being smaller than the second and third transverse dimensions.