Patents Represented by Attorney William J. Jacob
  • Patent number: 8048102
    Abstract: An internal nasal dilator and compound delivery apparatus preferably includes a U-shaped clip having septum engaging pads, and first and second nostril expanders, wherein the pads engage the septum along planar surfaces, each of the expanders include a conforming outer-nostril wall engaging element and a flexible arm interconnecting the engaging element and clip, and at least a portion of the dilator is formed of a porous material, such as an ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer, configured to retain and discharge over a period a quantity of compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Inventor: Brown Thomas