Surgery – Instruments – Internal pressure applicator
Reexamination Certificate
2011-03-22
2011-03-22
Manahan, Todd E (Department: 3734)
Surgery
Instruments
Internal pressure applicator
Reexamination Certificate
active
07909845
ABSTRACT:
An epistaxis apparatus for use with a sphygmomanometer having an arm cuff comprising: i) an air filled compressible rubber reservoir bulb sized to be received within the arm cuff for compression therein; ii) a flexible hose having one end connected to an end portion of the compressible bulb; and, iii) an inflatable nasal bladder having a front end portion connected to another end potion of the hose having an exterior shape generally sized to fill a nasal cavity. When the sphygmomanometer is pumped to a selected pressure, the nasal bladder expands within the nasal cavity to the selected pressure stopping a nose bleed. In a preferred aspect of this invention the nasal bladder comprises two similar side portions so that each nasal cavity of a user may receive one of the nasal bladders so that when the apparatus is pumped to the selected pressure each side portion will be similarly pressured and septal deviation with its associated discomfort will be avoided. Each side portion of the bladder further comprises a breathing tube extending through the bladder from a front to a rear side portion thereof so that after the side portions of the bladder are positioned and pressurized within the nasal cavity the user will be able to breath through the breathing tubes therein.
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patent: 4338941 (1982-07-01), Payton
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Ashenhurst Michael E.
De Klerk Stephen M.
Manahan Todd E
Schubert Christopher
SNR Denton US LLP
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