Title:
NASAL DILATOR
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP3411915
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a nasal dilator which prevents an outside wall tissue of a nasal passage from being contracted at the respiration.
SOLUTION: The nasal dilator comprises a first end having a sufficient length to extend right and left nasal foramens between outside wall tissues 60 and 62 over a bridge and adhered to the outside wall tissue of the left side nasal foramen, a second end adhered to the outside wall tissue of the right side nasal foramen, and a support piece 18 having an intermediate part for coupling the first end to the second end and made of a plastic material. The dilator has an elastic force in a direction for returning the support piece 18 to its initial state before the piece is folded when the piece 18 is folded along a nose.
Inventors:
Johnson, Bruce Sea
Application Number:
JP2002256359A
Publication Date:
June 03, 2003
Filing Date:
June 02, 1992
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Creative Integration and Design Incorporated
International Classes:
A45D44/22; A61F5/08; A61F5/56; A61F13/02; A61F13/12; A61F13/56; A61M16/06; A61M29/00; A62B23/06; A61F13/00; (IPC1-7): A61F5/08; A61F5/56; A61M29/00
Other References:
【文献】米国特許1292083(US,A)
【文献】米国特許1950839(US,A)
【文献】米国特許5022389(US,A)
【文献】スペイン国実用新案公開第289561号の明細書
【文献】米国特許1950839(US,A)
【文献】米国特許5022389(US,A)
【文献】スペイン国実用新案公開第289561号の明細書
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Kazuo Shamoto (4 outside)