US 12,485,032 B2
Nasal dilator devices
Elizabeth Jane Pepper, Brunswick (AU); Michael Ralph Burgess Johnson, Hawthorn (AU); Justin Robert Armistead, The Basin (AU); Toby James Hartley, Ferntree Gully (AU); and George Kotsiopoulos, Edithvale (AU)
Assigned to ASAP Breatheassist Pty Ltd, Cremorne (AU)
Filed by ASAP Breatheassist Pty Ltd, Cremorne (AU)
Filed on Jun. 15, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/210,184.
Application 18/210,184 is a continuation of application No. 15/319,940, granted, now 11,712,361, previously published as PCT/AU2014/000649, filed on Jun. 20, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2023/0320888 A1, Oct. 12, 2023
Int. Cl. A61B 17/24 (2006.01); A61F 5/08 (2006.01); A61M 15/08 (2006.01); A61M 21/02 (2006.01); A61M 29/00 (2006.01); A61M 31/00 (2006.01); A61M 21/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 5/08 (2013.01) [A61M 15/085 (2014.02); A61M 21/02 (2013.01); A61M 29/00 (2013.01); A61M 31/00 (2013.01); A61M 2021/0016 (2013.01); A61M 2205/75 (2013.01); A61M 2210/0618 (2013.01)] 24 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A nasal dilator device comprising:
a substantially U-shaped body including: a central portion arranged to span a septum of a nose when worn by a user, and first and second leg members extending from the central portion in a first plane;
a first cantilever rib member extending outward or laterally from the U-shaped body in a second plane, wherein the first cantilever rib member is curved or arcuate along its length and extends to a distal end in the second plane;
a second cantilever rib member extending outward or laterally from the U-shaped body in a third plane, wherein the second cantilever rib member is curved or arcuate along its length and extends to a distal end in the third plane;
a first intermediate section connecting an end of the first leg member to a proximal end of the first cantilever rib member, wherein the first intermediate section extends between the first plane and second plane; and
a second intermediate section connecting an end of the second leg member to a proximal end of the second cantilever rib member, wherein the second intermediate section extends between the first plane and the third plane; and
wherein the second and third planes are converging planes, and wherein each of the second and third planes forms an obtuse angle with the first plane; and
wherein the first and second cantilever rib members extend away from each other at their proximal ends, and wherein the first and second cantilever rib members extend towards each other at their distal ends.