Patent ID: 8182505

Claim:
A nasal support device comprising: a. a first perimeter edge, the first perimeter edge including: (i) a middle region and a first and second lateral extent extending away from the middle region; (ii) the first perimeter edge having a first and second radiused edge positioned lateral to each of the first and second lateral extents, the first radiused edge having a first lateral point furthest from the middle region and the second radiused edge having a second lateral point furthest away from the middle region; and (iii) a transverse dimension C T extending from the first lateral point to the second lateral point; b. a second perimeter edge, the second perimeter edge including: (i) a middle region and a third and fourth lateral extent extending away from the middle region; (ii) the second perimeter edge having a third and fourth radiused edge positioned lateral to each of the third and fourth lateral extents, the third radiused edge having a third lateral point furthest from the middle region and a fourth radiused edge having a fourth lateral point furthest away from the middle region; and (iii) a transverse dimension W T extending from the third lateral point to the fourth lateral point, wherein W T is greater than C T ; c. a central region between the first and second perimeter edges, the central region having a central region transverse dimension less than W T ; d. a support layer comprising at least a first lift member, the first lift member having a first length, a middle region and first and second lateral extents extending away from the middle region; and e. an engaging layer, a portion of the engaging layer extending beyond the lateral extents of the first lift member, the engaging layer being configured for attaching the nasal support device to a nose, and the nasal support device being configured such that the transverse dimension C T and the transverse dimension W T overlie the nose when the nasal support device is attached to the nose.