NASAL COMPRESSION DEVICE

• US 20160296378A1
• Filed: 04/12/2016
• Published: 10/13/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 04/13/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nasaclip Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Emergency Medical Innovation LLC
• Inventors: PHILLIPS, Elizabeth M., PATEL, Romil, SIKKA, Neal K.
• Granted Patent: US 10,195,088 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 13/126 specially adapted for the nose
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2007/0006 Nose
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2013/0028 applying of mechanical pressure; passive massage
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2013/00285 medication confinement
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 7/10 Cooling bags, e.g. ice-bags

Abstract

A nose compression device for treating a nosebleed of a person. The device includes a wire frame having a straight middle section and two end sections angled with respect to the middle section. The device also has a body attached to the wire frame, and two nasal sponges attached to the body for insertion into the person'"'"'s nasal passages. The end sections are wider than the user'"'"'s nose, and the device is slid upward on the user'"'"'s face so that the nasal sponges enter the user'"'"'s nasal passages. The end sections are then bent inward to a pinch position where they pinch the upper lateral side surfaces of the user'"'"'s nose. The nasal sponges can be pre-treated with medication to further stop the nosebleed. Ice pack may also be provided that extends over the compression device. The combination of compression, medication, and cooling facilitate treatment of the nosebleed.

Claims

1. A nose compression device for treating a nosebleed of a person, the device comprising:

a wire frame having a straight middle section and two side sections angled with respect to the middle section to apply an inward compression against an outside of the person'"'"'s nose;

a body attached to the wire frame; and

two nasal sponges attached to the body and configured for insertion into the person'"'"'s nasal passages.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the middle section can be positioned below the person'"'"'s nose and the two side sections extend upward along opposing lateral side surfaces of the person'"'"'s nose.

3. The device of claim 1, said body having a clip mechanism for removably coupling said body to said wire frame.

4. The device of claim 1, wherein said body is attached to the middle section of said wire frame.

5. The device of claim 1, wherein each of said side sections have a distal end, and further comprising a pad attached to the distal end.

6. The device of claim 5, wherein the pad extends upward along the lateral surface of the user'"'"'s nose.

7. The device of claim 5, wherein the distal end has a reverse bend.

8. The device of claim 1, further comprising two prongs extending outward from said body, each of said two prongs receiving a respective one of said two nasal sponges.

9. The device of claim 1, wherein said two nasal sponges contain a medication.

10. The device of claim 9, wherein the medication is a vasoconstrictive medication or an analgesic medication, and/or an antibacterial agent.

11. The device of claim 9, wherein the medication comprises one or more of oxymetazoline, epinephrine, phenylephrine, pseudoephedrine, lidocaine, tranexamic acid, lidocaine, zinc oxide, and bacitracin.

12. The device of claim 1, wherein said two side sections are flexible and moveable between a pinch position where the two side sections are at an acute angle to the middle section and an open position where the two side sections can be moved outward with respect to the middle section.

13. The device of claim 12, wherein in the open position the two side sections are orthogonal or obtuse with respect to the middle section.

14. The device of claim 1, wherein the device does not obstruct the person'"'"'s eyes or mouth.

15. The device of claim 1, further comprising an ice pack applied over the compression device, said ice pack cooling the person'"'"'s nose.

16. A nose compression device for treating a nosebleed of a person, the device comprising:

a wire frame having a straight middle section and at least one side section angled with respect to the middle section, said at least one side section applying an inward compression against an outside of the person'"'"'s nose;

a body attached to the wire frame;

a nasal sponge attached to the body for insertion into the person'"'"'s nasal passage, said nasal sponge having a medication and configured to apply the medication to an inside of the person'"'"'s nose.