CPC A61F 5/08 (2013.01) [A61B 17/064 (2013.01); A61B 17/0642 (2013.01); A61F 2/186 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00004 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0646 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0647 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A method of supporting an upper lateral cartilage in a nose of a patient, the method comprising:
forming an aperture in tissue of a nose;
inserting a nasal implant into the aperture, wherein the nasal implant comprises a body portion and a head portion, wherein the body portion comprise a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the head portion is at the proximal end of the body portion, wherein the body portion comprises a plurality of barbs, wherein the body portion of the nasal implant is inserted through the aperture prior to the head portion;
advancing the nasal implant through the aperture to a position at which the nasal implant is over a maxilla bone within the nose of the patient;
while the nasal implant is at the position over the maxilla bone, engaging the plurality of barbs with a periosteum of the patient to maintain the nasal implant in the position; and
applying, using the nasal implant in the position, a force to the upper lateral cartilage to support the upper lateral cartilage in the nose and resist collapse of the upper lateral cartilage during inhalation.
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