Patent ID: 8858477

Claim:
A septal splint to be inserted in nasal passages of a user to maintain alignment of a septum of the user, reduce tension on healing fibrous tissue of the user, and maintain placement with a maxillary crest of the user, comprising: an alignment member, comprising: a plurality of bilateral support pads to contact left and right sides of the septum of the user, and a plurality of medializing support floor pads each extending only once along only a single concave arch away from a bottom of the plurality of bilateral support pads to rest on a bottom portion of each of the nasal passages of the user; and a pressing member, comprising: a plurality of pressure applicators to transfer a predetermined pressure to the plurality of bilateral support pads such that an alignment of the septum of the user, the maxillary crest of the user, and the healing fibrous tissue of the user therebetween, is maintained, and a fulcrum end to supply the predetermined pressure to the plurality of pressure applicators.