Adhesive nasal respiratory devices
AssigneeVentus Medical, Inc.
InventorsRyan Kendall Pierce, Bryan Loomas, Rajiv Doshi, Jonathan P. Summers, Jeffrey W. Servaites, Arthur Ferdinand, Arthur G. Sandoval, Toru Mino
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Abstract
Whole-nose nasal respiratory devices and methods of making and using whole-nose nasal respiratory devices are described and illustrated herein. These devices are typically configured to be adhesively secured to a subject so that they engage both of the subject's nostrils and allow airflow from both nostrils to communicate with an airflow resistor. The airflow resistor is configured so that it inhibits exhalation through the nostrils more than it inhibits inhalation through the nostrils.
Claims23
A nasal respiratory device to be worn when sleeping, the device comprising:
- a flexible and substantially flat body configured to secure at least partially over both of a subject's nostrils, wherein the body includes a valve region and a holdfast region;
- wherein the valve region is configured to inhibit exhalation through the nostrils more than inhalation through the nostrils;
- and further
- wherein the holdfast region is configured to adhesively secure the device around a subject's nostrils.
A nasal respiratory device to be worn when sleeping, the device comprising:
- an elongate holdfast layer comprising a biocompatible adhesive;
- a valve layer, wherein the flap valve layer is at least partially surrounded by the elongate holdfast layer;
- a valve limiter layer adjacent to the valve layer and configured to limit the opening of one or more valves of the valve layer so that the device inhibits exhalation more than inhalation;
- wherein the nasal respiratory device is substantially flat and flexible, and is configured to be worn in communication with the subject's nostrils.
A method of treating a sleeping disorder with a nasal respiratory device, the method comprising:
- adhesively securing a nasal respiratory device at least partly over both of a subject's nostrils, wherein the nasal respiratory device comprises a flexible and substantially flat body including a valve region and a holdfast region;
- inhibiting exhalation through the nostrils more than inhalation through the nostrils as the subject breathes through the valve region of the nasal respiratory device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.