Resiliently retracting external nasal dilator

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1998-12-29

2000-06-27

Buiz, Michael

Surgery

Instruments

External pressure applicator

A61F 508

Patent

active

060801794

ABSTRACT:
A removably lined adhesive strip for foreshortening a nose and dilating the nasal passages of the nose. The strip is an external strip with two end portions. One end portion is fixed to a position on or beyond the tip of the nose, such as immediately beyond the tip of the nose and the other end portion is fixed to a position on the bridge of the nose. The strip may be integrally formed with or separate from a spring nasal dilator applied across the bridge of the nose and to the nostril of the nose. The strip may be used with or without such a spring nasal dilator. One preferred embodiment of the strip includes an end portion which is generally the shape of a diamond or arrowhead with rounded tips so as to generally reflect the shape of the tip of the nose or the shape of the nose immediately beyond the tip of the nose. A method for applying the strip includes first applying one end portion to a position on or beyond the tip of the nose and then applying the other end portion to the bridge of the nose. Further disclosed is a resiliently retractable strip which is first stretched, then slowly retracts over time to slowly lift underlying tissue in the outwardly direction. The resiliently retractable strip may be applied transversely across the bridge of the nose or up and down the bridge of the nose to lift the tip of the nose. A combination strip having first and second strips may be applied both transversely across the bridge of the nose and up and down the bridge of the nose.

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