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US 4,378,802 AGranted
Septal splint
OwnerRobert A. Ersekinventor
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Abstract
A septal splint comprising a clip member to which a pair of plate members are secured to extend in spaced relation in the same direction, and apply pressure to both sides of the nasal septum, when trimmed to a desired shape and inserted in a patient's nostrils. The clip member has a central loop which remains external of the patient and may be severed to facilitate removal of the splint after use.
Claims2
A septal splint for post-operative bilateral support of a human nasal septum comprising a resilient clip member, a pair of plate members sized for insertion in a patient's nostrils, and fastening means securing the plate members to the clip member,
- said clip member comprising a strip of resilient material formed as a central loop and having a pair of flat parallel struts extending in the same direction from the loop for a distance related to the length of the human nasal septum, and having spaced apposed inner surfaces, said struts being provided with drainage holes,
- said plate members being of thin rigid material which is benign and non-adherent to human mucosa, and being formed with fields of drainage holes communicating with said drainage holes in said struts,
- said fastening means securing said plate members to the inner faces of said struts,
- and the spacing between said plate members and the resilience of said clip member being such that when said plate members are inserted into the nostrils of a patient, said plate members engage the sides of the nasal septum with a continuous pressure less than capillary blood pressure.
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