# US 12,109,141 B2 · Nasal shaper > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,109,141 B2 - Document ID: US12109141B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/276,397 - Filed: 2019-09-27 - Published: 2022-02-10 - Granted: 2024-10-08 - Earliest claimed: 2018-10-01 - Assignees: Dolium Invest; Assistance Publique-Hopitaux de Paris - Applicants: Doliam Invest; Assistance Publique—Hopitaux De Paris - Inventors: Jeremy Adam; Benoit Perrin; Roman Hossein Khonsari - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12109141B2 ## CPC - A61F 5/08: Devices for correcting deformities of the nose {; Devices for enlarging the nostril, e.g. for breathing improvement} - A61F: FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS (dental prosthetics A61C) ## Abstract A nasal shaper configured to be introduced into a nose of a subject, the nasal shaper including two tubes suitable for each being introduced into a nostril of the nose, connected together at their lower ends by a connecting bridge and a plate attached to the connecting bridge and extending opposite the connecting bridge relative to the tubes, the plate being configured to exert a pressure on the philtrum of the subject when the tubes are each introduced into a nostril of the nose. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A nasal shaper configured to be introduced into a nose of a subject, the nasal shaper comprising: two tubes suitable for each being introduced into a nostril of the nose, connected together at their lower ends by a connecting bridge, and a plate attached to the connecting bridge and extending opposite the connecting bridge relative to the tubes, the plate being configured to exert a pressure on the a philtrum of the subject when the tubes are each introduced into the nostril of the nose, wherein the plate, attached to the connecting bridge, is deformable between a rest position, in which the plate extends towards a rear of the nasal shaper, opposite the tubes before positioning the shaper, and a use position, when the nasal shaper is introduced into the nose, in which the plate extends towards a front of the nasal shaper, the nasal shaper further comprising a stiffening element exerting a force to return the plate to the rest position. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The nasal shaper according to claim 1, wherein each of the tubes comprises in its upper front part at least one protuberance to position the respective one of the tubes in the nostril. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The nasal shaper according to claim 1, wherein each of the tubes comprises in its rear part at least one blocking protuberance to block the respective one of the tubes in the-nasal cavities of the subject. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The nasal shaper according to claim 1, wherein the lower end of each of the tubes has a recess so as to leave a space between the lower end of the tube and a bottom of the nostril. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The nasal shaper according to claim 4, wherein the recess has a general shape of a step, provided with fillets to soften corners, connecting a rear and the lower end of the tube. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The nasal shaper according to claim 1, further comprising external tabs to hold the shaper on the nose, extending upwards from the lower ends of the tubes. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The nasal shaper according to claim 6, wherein the external tabs include two lateral tabs intended to press against the wings of the nose or one front tab intended to press against a tip of the nose. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The nasal shaper according to claim 6, wherein the external tabs include two lateral tabs intended to press against wings of the nose and one front tab intended to press against a tip of the nose. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The nasal shaper according to claim 1, comprising silicone. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The nasal shaper according to claim 1, wherein the plate is made of a material which is stiffer than a material of the tubes. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The nasal shaper according to claim 1, wherein the stiffening element is made of a material which is stiffer than a material of the tubes. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The nasal shaper according to claim 1, comprising materials of different colors. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The nasal shaper according to claim 1, wherein the connecting bridge has a variable length. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The nasal shaper according to claim 1, wherein the stiffening element is an insert in the plate. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The nasal shaper according to claim 14, wherein the plate is attached to the connecting bridge at least partly by the stiffening element. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The nasal shaper according to claim 1, wherein each of the tubes comprises in its rear part two blocking protuberances to block the tube in nasal cavities of the subject. ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) The nasal shaper according to claim 1, wherein the nasal shaper is made of silicone. ### Claim 18 (depends on 1) The nasal shaper according to claim 1, wherein the stiffening element is formed as one piece with the plate. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The nasal shaper according to claim 18, wherein the plate is attached to the connecting bridge at least partly by the stiffening element.