| CPC A61F 5/08 (2013.01) [A61F 2210/0076 (2013.01)] | 3 Claims |
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1. A nasal dilator having a first end and an opposite second end, the nasal dilator comprising a flexible strip extending continuously from the first end to the second end, an adhesive substance layer formed on entire of one surface of the flexible strip and a release liner adhered to and covering the adhesive substance layer, wherein the release liner is divided into a first piece covering one longitudinal end region of the adhesive substance layer, a second piece covering a longitudinal middle region of the adhesive substance layer and a third piece covering another longitudinal end region of the adhesive substance layer, wherein the first piece, the second piece and the third piece are positioned in series in a nonoverlapping manner, wherein the second piece laterally forms a single section from a top edge of the nasal dilator to a bottom edge of the nasal dilator, with each of the first piece, the second piece and the third piece having a lateral height from the top edge of the nasal dilator to the bottom edge of the nasal dilator, with the lateral height of the second piece less than the lateral height of the first piece and of the third piece, and a longitudinal length of the flexible strip greater than the lateral height of each of the first piece, the second piece, and the third piece, and
wherein after the nasal dilator has been configured to be placed on a nose of a user, the first piece and the third piece of the release liner are removed from the adhesive substance layer and the second piece remains adhered to the adhesive substance layer.
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