Nasal dilator system
AssigneeBreathewave Technologies Inc.
InventorsDavid J. Axelrad, Michael A. Linn, Geoffrey P. Waite, Christopher A. Beaudreau
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Abstract
A nasal dilation system has at least two sets of nasal dilators. Each set includes one or more nasal inserts having a mesh wall comprised of interconnected struts and openings. The mesh wall forms a cannula. The inserts are designed to engage with the inner surface of nasal passages. The pattern of struts and openings of a first set differs from a second set, resulting in different impact patterns on the inner surface of nasal passages, reducing repeated impact of the same inner surface portion across multiple sets of nasal dilators.
Claims25
A nasal dilation system comprising:
- a first nasal insert having a mesh wall comprised of a plurality of interconnected struts and openings, the mesh wall forming a cannula extending between a base opening and a top opening;
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- a second nasal insert having a mesh wall comprised of a plurality of interconnected struts and openings, the mesh wall forming a cannula extending between a base opening and a top opening;
- wherein the first and second nasal inserts are sized, dimensioned, and configured to be insertable into nasal passages of a user such that an outer surface of the mesh wall of each insert engages an inner surface of a respective nasal passage, with the first insert insertable into a first nasal passage and the second insert insertable into a second nasal passage;
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- wherein a pattern of the plurality of interconnected struts and openings of the first nasal insert differs from a pattern of the plurality of interconnected struts and openings of the second nasal insert.
A method of reducing repeated tissue impact from nasal inserts for dilation positioned in nasal passages of a user, the method comprising:
- inserting a first nasal insert into a first nasal passage of the user, the first nasal insert having a mesh wall comprised of a plurality of interconnected struts and openings, the mesh wall forming a cannula extending between a base opening and a top opening, an outer surface of the mesh wall engaging an inner surface of the first nasal passage;
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- inserting a second nasal insert into a second nasal passage of the user, the second nasal insert having a mesh wall comprised of a plurality of interconnected struts and openings, the mesh wall forming a cannula extending between a base opening and a top opening, an outer surface of the mesh wall engaging an inner surface of the second nasal passage;
- wherein a pattern of the plurality of interconnected struts and openings of the first nasal insert differs from a pattern of the plurality of interconnected struts and openings of the second nasal insert, such that the first and second nasal inserts produce different contact patterns upon the inner surfaces of the first and second nasal passages;
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- wherein the first and second nasal inserts promote dilation of the user's nasal passages.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.