Patent ID: 7318438

Claim:
An internal nasal dilator for use within a nose having first and second nostrils separated by a septum, each of the nostrils defining in part an internal nasal passageway and an interior outer wall surface generally opposite the septum, the dilator comprising: a clip configured to contract and apply an inward force to the septum when the dilator is donned, wherein the clip contacts the septum along first and second planar engaging surfaces; first and second nostril expanders, with each of the nostril expanders including— a nostril engaging element configured to contact and exert an outward force against a portion of the interior outer wall surface of a respective nostril when the dilator is donned, and an arm interconnecting the nostril engaging element and the clip; and a film including a compound disposed on at least a portion of a surf ace of the first and second nostril expanders.