Description:As described above, stabilizing the nasal bone is crucial in treating nasal fractures. A major disadvantage of present nasal splints is that they can’t re-adhere by themselves. This invention is a lightweight framework with self-adhering straps that can be positioned and removed at ease and will.
The invention has 4 components:
1) Component 1(Stainless steel framework): It is a single hook trapezoid-shaped frame made with an 18 cm long 26 gauge round wire. 26 gauge is equivalent to 0.405 mm diameter.
A) Component 1A: For the understanding, there will be 7 sides of the component [Figure 1A]. Side A (101), side B (102), Side C (103) side D (104), side E (105), side F (106), and side G (107). Starting from the edge, the first bend is given at a distance of 20 mm below at an angle of 90 degrees creating side A (101), The next bend is given after 10 mm at an angle of 110 degrees creating side B (102), after 36 mm another bend is given at an angle of 70 degree creating side C (103). Side D (104) is 38 mm following a bend at an angle of 70 degrees, and side E (105) is 36 mm after another bend is given at 110 degrees. Side F (106) of 10 mm, will meet side B. The wire is bent again at 90 superiorly creating side G (107) of 20 mm length. The framework now appears as a trapezoid with a superior hook. Side A and F are twisted together forming a helical structure to secure the framework. Side A and side F are now known as side AF.
B) Component 1B (108) – It is a 26-gauge wire of 28 mm length connecting sides C and E at the midway.
2) Component 2 (Acrylic Strap connector): Self-cure acrylic powder and monomer liquid are used to fabricate the connector. An Acrylic connector has a cube shape. The diagram of component 2 is shown in Figures 2A and 2B. The dimensions of the acrylic connector are 10 mm, 15 mm, and 2 mm, length, breath, and width respectively. A tunnel is present inside the acrylic component having dimensions of 5mm, 15 mm, and 2 mm, running parallel to width (113 to 114). Also, a round hole having a diameter of 1 mm is present on the inferior surface of component 2 connecting to the interior tunnel 110.
3) Component 3 (Hook and loop fastener strap): Prefabricated straps with 10 mm width are used. There are two surfaces: the hook surface 115 and the loop surface 117. During the application it allows two surfaces to be repeatedly fastened and unfastened. Three separate straps are used (HL1, HL2 and HL3). Component HL1 is the head component having a length of 70 cm and a width of 10 mm. Components HL2 and HL3 are of identical shape and size having a total length of 30 cm[figure 3D]. The straps HL2 and HL3 have two parts- anterior and posterior. 27 cm of the strap has a width of 10 mm and is called a posterior part, one end of the strap is cut and bifurcated 123 & 124 so that the width of each bifurcation is 2.5 mm and length of 3 cm which is called the anterior part.
4) Component 4 (Silicone Stops)- There are a total of 6 silicone stops in the invention (S1, S2, S3, S4, S5 and S6). They are fabricated using a silicone base and catalyst putty. Among them, 4(S1-S4) are ovoid and have a greatest and smallest diameter of 6 and 3 mm respectively. The other 2 silicone stops (S5, S6) are rectangular shapes having rounded edges. The length and breadth of S5 and S6 are 6 and 3 mm respectively.

Component 1A and 1B 108 are soldered together midway between side C 103 and Side D 105 of component 1A. Side AF of component 1A (101 & 107) is inserted up to 4 mm in component 2 through the hole 137 present in its inferior surface 109. Also, component HL1 is passed through component 2 through tunnels 113, 114. Component HL1 is placed midway in the component 2. Once all three components are placed, an acrylic-based glue is used to connect them.
The bifurcated ends of component HL2 (123, 124) are passed below the surface C 103 of component 1A, the superior end is passed above and the inferior end is passed below the component 1B 108. Both the ends encircle component 1B and surface C of component 1A and are double stitched 125 and 126 on the HL2 119. [Figure 5A].
Similarly, the bifurcated ends of component HL3 (127 and 128) are passed below the surface E 105 of the component 1A, the superior end is passed above and the inferior end is passed below the component 1B 108. Both ends encircle component 1B 108 and surface E 105 of component 1A and are double stitched (129,130) on HL3 120.
After these steps, component S1 131 is fabricated on the angle of side B 102 and side C 103, S2 133 on the junction of side C 103 and side D 104, S3 134 on the junction of side D 104 and side E 105 and S4 132 on the junction of side E 105 and side F 106. Further S5 135 is fabricated on the right junction of side C 103, 1B 108 and HL2 (123 & 124), S6 136 on the left junction of 105, 1B 108 and HL3 (127,128) [Figure 5B]
The invention is used with a silicone putty-based base and catalyst, each weighing 50 gms.
During the application, the invention is placed on the patient’s nose in a manner that component 2 111 is present on the forehead and components S1 131 and S4 132 medial to medial canthus. The stainless-steel wires are gently pressed with the digital pressure so that the stainless-steel wires come into maximum contact with the nose skin and components S1 131, S2 132, S3 133, S4 134, S5 135 and S6 136 rest on the nose or surrounding skin. Now the two ends of component HL1 follow the circumference of the head. The loop surface 115 of one end is tightly fastened to the hook surface 118 of the other at the occipital region.
HL2 follows the right malar region passing below the right earlobe, HL3 follows the left malar region passing below the left earlobe and is fastened together using the loop surface of HL2 119 and hook surface of HL3 122.

50 grams of silicone putty base and 50 grams of silicone putty catalyst are mixed to give an external contour of the nose and attach with the invention. When the minor adjustment of the invention is complete, silicone base and catalyst are mixed and a thin layer is spread over the entire trapezoidal framework. The extension of the putty is upto 131, 132, 133, 134, 135 and 136. Any extra silicone is removed by a 15 number BP blade.
After the silicone is set, the customization of external nasal splint to a particular patient will be complete. Now the external nasal splint can be kept and removed according to the treatment needs without the use of skin adhesives.

, Claims:WE CLAIM
1. An external nasal splint, comprising a framework made of 26 gauge stainless steel wire, silicone adapters, biocompatible acrylic and loop and hook straps for placement over the patient’s nose during a surgery involving nasal bone. The trapezoid shape of external nasal splint having a superior hook attached to the acrylic tunnel shape attachment and hook and loop strap attached to framework and the acrylic through the tunnel.
2. The external nasal splint according to claim 1, wherein the framework is made of another gauge of stainless-steel wires.
3. The external nasal splint according to claim 1 wherein the dimensions of the sides of the trapezoid are different from those mentioned.
4. The external nasal splint according to claim 1 wherein the dimension of acrylic tunnel attachment is different from those mentioned.
5. The external nasal splint according to claim 1 wherein length and width of look and hook straps are different from those mentioned.