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US 2020/0206547 A1Published application
Nasal device
AssigneeNoseOption AB
InventorsMikael HELLMAN, Alexis RUIN
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Abstract
A nasal device for filtering breathing air comprises an elongated support member, and two rounded holder members, each arranged at a respective end of the elongated support member. The holder members are adapted to be inserted into a nostril with a distal end directed into the nostril, and a proximal end adjacent the nostril openings. The holder members comprise a bell-shaped cross-section in at least one plane in a distal-proximal extension.
Claims18
A nasal device, comprising
- an elongated support member, and
- one or two rounded holder members, each arranged at a respective end of said elongated support member, wherein said holder members are adapted to be inserted into a nostril with a distal end directed into the nostril, and a proximal end adjacent the nostril openings,
- characterised in that said holder members are formed in one piece and made of a flexible material, and
- said holder members each comprise a bell-shaped cross-section in at least one plane in a distal-proximal extension,
- said holder members each comprising
- a rounded distal portion, and
- an open proximal portion comprising an outer rim disposed circumferentially around the outer perimeter of said proximal portion and extending radially outward from said holder member, and
- an intermediate waist portion arranged between said distal portion and said proximal portion, said intermediate portion having at least one outer circumference in a plane essentially transverse to a distal-proximal direction, said outer circumference being smaller than a respective largest outer circumference of at least said distal portion,
- wherein said outer rim disposed circumferentially around the outer perimeter of the proximal portion is adapted to engage with the nostril opening and protrude outward from the nostril when the nasal device is arranged in a nostril.
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A method for producing a nasal device comprising the steps of
- providing a mould adapted to the shape of a nasal device comprising an elongated support member, and one or two rounded holder members, each arranged at a respective end of said elongated support member, wherein said holder members are adapted to be inserted into a nostril with a distal end directed into the nostril, and a proximal end adjacent the nostril openings, and wherein said holder members comprise a rounded distal portion, an open proximal portion and an intermediate waist portion arranged between said distal portion and said proximal portion;
- arranging one or two filter members in the mould;
- forming a nasal device by filling said mould with material such that said filter member becomes integrated with said nasal device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.