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US 8,262,688 B2Granted
Nasal inserts
AssigneeSanostec Corp.
InventorsErnest Santin, Louise S. MacDonald
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Abstract
A device for nasal insertion may include an open-ended tubular element. The tubular element may extend along a central tube axis between a first end and a second end, the first end being larger than the second end. The tubular element may define at least one groove along a lateral wall of the tubular element.
Claims5
A device for nasal insertion comprising:
- an open-ended tubular element having:
- a central tube axis:
- a first open end;
- a second open end, the first open end being larger than the second open end;
- and
- a lateral wall extending between the first and second ends and having an inside surface facing the central tube axis and an outside surface facing away from the tube axis;
- and
- a tab extending from the first end in a direction toward the second end, the tab having a width measured in a plane that is substantially perpendicular to the central tube axis, and the tab being curved along its width in a concave manner with respect to the central tube axis;
- wherein the tab extends from a radially extending tab support that connects to the first end, the radially extending tab support being of sufficient length to allow the tab to remain outside a user's nostril when the tubular element is inserted into the nostril;
- and further comprising a plurality of passages through the lateral wall.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.