Abstract: Medical devices are disclosed as providing nasal airway dilation in subjects in need thereof whose nasal airways are partially or completely blocked, such as for sleep; with CPAP masks; for exercise; wearing goggles alone or with helmets; and for swimming. In an aspect, the devices with a group of application provide nasal dilation to overcome obstruction caused by nasal valve dysfunction. Methods of employing the same to dilate nasal airways are further disclosed.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 10, 2014
Date of Patent:
September 1, 2015
Assignee:
Nozewair, LLC
Inventors:
Alan Wanderer, Ewan R. Grantham, David Yakos, Seth Carlstrom, Ross Walker, Rebecca K. Berg