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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2014
Filed:
May. 04, 2011
Gregory A. M. Brown, Incline Village, NV (US);
Brian A. Brown, Alamo, CA (US);
Gregory A. M. Brown, Incline Village, NV (US);
Brian A. Brown, Alamo, CA (US);
International Patent Development Group, LLC, Incline Village, NV (US);
Abstract
One embodiment of a nasal dilator comprises a pair of pads (), supported by arms () surrounding an air passage (). Each arm has a bend portion () and a pad () that grips a wearer's septum (). Leg portions (') extend down from the arms and are connected by a bight that surrounds the wearer's columella (). The dilator is installed by gripping an optional handle () or the bight and inserting the pads and the arms into both nostrils. The dilator is urged upward and inward until the inner side of the bight touches the wearer's columella. To remove the dilator, the user grips the handle or bight and gently pulls downward until the dilator is removed. In an alternative embodiment, optional cushions () soften the contact points between the dilator and the user's nasal structures and can supply medications through the user's nasal membranes.