| abstract |
The invention relates to a stent for splinting a nasal passage. The stent (1) consists of a braided, tubular support body (2) which, in the unloaded state, has a diameter of at least 4 mm and a length in the range of 25 mm to 100 mm or 25 mm to 120 mm. The stent can have a widened area (15) at the proximal end, in order to support the wing of the nose. It can also be provided alternatively or in combination with a fixing section (3), which is arranged at the proximal end of the stent (1) and which is designed to fix the stent (1) in a nasal passage of a user. During fixing, the fixing section (3) extends out of the nostril of the user and can be fixed outside the nose. |