التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
| العنوان: |
NASAL INSERTS |
| Document Number: |
20090093840 |
| تاريخ النشر: |
April 9, 2009 |
| Appl. No: |
12/245430 |
| Application Filed: |
October 03, 2008 |
| مستخلص: |
Devices for nasal insertion may include an open-ended tubular element which extends along a central tube axis between a first end and a second end, the first end being larger than the second end, and in which the tubular element includes at least one spiral strut extending from the first end to the second end, and/or a nodule having an internal face, a rounded external face, and a stalk extending from the internal face and terminating in an anchor sufficiently larger than a receptacle in the tubular element and sufficiently deformable as to be pressed through the receptacle to affix the nodule to the tubular element. |
| Inventors: |
MacDonald, Louise S. (Beverly, MA, US) |
| Assignees: |
Sanostec Corp. (Beverly Farms, MA, US) |
| Claim: |
1. A device for nasal insertion comprising an open-ended tubular element; wherein the tubular element extends along a central tube axis between a first end and a second end, the first end being larger than the second end; and wherein the tubular element comprises at least one spiral strut extending from the first end to the second end. |
| Claim: |
2. The device of claim 1, wherein the spiral strut comprises a stiffening element. |
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3. The device of claim 2, wherein the stiffening element is embedded in the spiral strut. |
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4. The device of claim 1, wherein the spiral strut has a conic helix shape. |
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5. The device of claim 1, wherein the first end of the tubular element comprises a stiffening element. |
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6. The device of claim 5, wherein the stiffening element is embedded in the first end of the tubular element. |
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7. The device of claim 1, wherein the first end of the tubular element is formed by an interrupted ring. |
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8. The device of claim 7, further comprising a stiffening element embedded in the interrupted ring. |
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9. The device of claim 8, wherein the stiffening element is formed of a first material different from a second material forming that in which the stiffening element is embedded. |
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10. The device of claim 7, wherein the ring comprises at least one protuberance. |
| Claim: |
11. The device of claim 7, further comprising a stiffening element partially embedded in the interrupted ring so that an inner face of the stiffening element is exposed. |
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12. The device of claim 11, wherein the inner face of the stiffening element defines at least one groove. |
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13. The device of claim 1, wherein the tubular element defines a receptacle, and the device further comprises a nodule having an internal face, a rounded external face, and a stalk extending from the internal face and terminating in an anchor sufficiently larger than the receptacle and sufficiently deformable as to be pressed through the receptacle to affix the nodule to the tubular element. |
| Claim: |
14. The device of claim 1, further comprising a tabular member extending from the first end and being sized and shaped to capture a nasal alar. |
| Claim: |
15. A device for nasal insertion comprising: a first open-ended tubular element; a second open-ended tubular element smaller than the first open-ended tubular element and coaxially arranged with the first open-ended tubular element along a central tube axis; and a spiral strut affixing the first open-ended tubular element to the second open-ended tubular element. |
| Claim: |
16. A device for nasal insertion comprising: an open-ended tubular element (a) extending along a central tube axis between a first end and a second end, the first end being larger than the second end, and (b) defining a receptacle; and a nodule comprising an internal face, a rounded external face, and a stalk extending from the internal face and terminating in an anchor sufficiently larger than the receptacle and sufficiently deformable as to be pressed through the receptacle to affix the nodule to the tubular element. |
| Current U.S. Class: |
606/199 |
| Current International Class: |
61 |
| رقم الانضمام: |
edspap.20090093840 |
| قاعدة البيانات: |
USPTO Patent Applications |