Surgery – Respiratory method or device – Means for preventing nasal inhalation
Patent
1994-09-13
1996-07-09
Burr, Edgar S.
Surgery
Respiratory method or device
Means for preventing nasal inhalation
12820024, 12820127, A62B 906
Patent
active
055335047
ABSTRACT:
Apparatus for controlling air flow through nasal passages having a frame with first and second plates for positioning on a face along opposite sides of a nose. The plates have first and second extensions extending forwardly and inwardly and contacting a face of the user beneath the nose and above an upper lip. Rods extend inward from the plates, and nose-engaging pads are mounted on inward proximal ends of the rods. A strap connects the plates and extends rearwardly around a head of a user. The strap has first and second sections with hook and loop complementary fasteners for adjusting the strap to fit a head of a user, and holding the strap. The extensions have a curved bar which slides within a curved channel for adjusting the position between the plates. A threaded clamp has an enlarged head mounted in an elongated recess at the rear of the channel, and has a shaft which extends through an elongated opening in the channel and through an opening in the extension which slides within the channel. A fastener nut is threaded on an outer end of the fastener shaft to clamp the extensions in a selected position. Inward facing surfaces of the plates have cushions along the rear edge and bottom edge portions, and the channel extension has cushions along the edges for contacting the user's face. The plates have multiple threaded openings in which the threaded rods may be selectively received.
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Burr Edgar S.
Creighton Wray James
Deane, Jr. William J.
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