Nose splint with contoured nose contacting surface

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1998-03-06

1999-09-07

Apley, Richard J.

Surgery

Body protecting or restraining devices for patients or infants

Head or face protector

602 41, 60620445, A61F 900, A61F 1300, A61F 508

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active

059471239

ABSTRACT:
A nose splint is disclosed that adhesively adheres to a patient's nose. The nose splint is formed in an area on and around the nose by molding the splint to the contour of the patient's nose, thereby pressing any edema fluid between the incised skin, and the bone and cartilage out of this area so that the skin tightly engages the bone and cartilage during healing. The nose splint has a novel shaped central pad member that fits along the ridge of the nose. The shape of the pad allows the adjacent overlapping portions of the nose splint to smoothly fold about the patient's nose forming a smooth composite surface that reduces wrinkling of the skin on the patient's nose and reducing voids where the adhesive does not adhere to the patient's skin.

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