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Methods and apparatus for treating disorders of the ear nose and throat

A device and subject technology, applied in rhinoscopy, application, medical science, etc., can solve the problems that hinder the visualization of the anatomical deep structure of rigid instruments such as maxillary sinus ostia and ethmoid vesicles

Inactive Publication Date: 2014-03-12
ACCLARENT INC
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Indeed, in most conventional FESS procedures, if the uncinate process is allowed to be preserved, this would preclude endoscopic visualization of the maxillary ostium and ethmoidal bullae and subsequent dissection of deep structures with available rigid instruments

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[0060] The following detailed description, drawings and above description of the drawings are intended to describe some, but not necessarily all, examples or implementations of the invention. This detailed description and drawings are provided primarily for illustrative purposes and should not be construed as limiting the scope of the invention described by the claims. Although Balloon Sinuplasty is sometimes mentioned in this note ? paranasal sinus surgery, but many embodiments of the present invention can be used to perform any other paranasal sinus surgery.

[0061] The devices disclosed herein may be used alone or in various combinations to perform various procedures including, but not limited to, various procedures within the paranasal sinuses and / or within the openings of the paranasal sinuses. As used herein, unless otherwise indicated, the term "opening of a paranasal sinus" shall include any opening in a paranasal sinus or air cell, including (but not limited to): na...

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Abstract

A device (400) for dilating an ostium of a paranasal sinus of a human or animal subject may include: a handle (402); an elongate shaft (414) having a proximal end coupled with the handle and extending to a distal end; a guidewire (410) disposed through at least a portion of the shaft lumen; a dilator having a non-expanded configuration and an expanded configuration; and a slide member (406) coupled with at least one of the guidewire or the dilator through the longitudinal opening (408) of the shaft for advancing the guidewire and / or the dilator relative to the shaft.

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[0001] This application is a PCT patent application submitted on September 16, 2009 that has entered the Chinese national phase (the Chinese national application number is 200980137396.1, the international application number is PCT / US2009 / 057203, and the invention name is "METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR TREATING DISORDERS OF THE EAR NOSE AND THROAT") divisional application. [0002] Cross references to related patent applications [0003] This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 11 / 193,020, filed July 29, 2005, which is U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 10 / 829,917, filed April 21, 2004, filed September 2004 Portions of U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 10 / 944,270, filed April 17, 2005, U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 11 / 116,118, filed April 26, 2005, and U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 11 / 150,847, filed June 10, 2005 Continuing the application, each of these patent applications is expressly incorporated herein by reference. This paten...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): A61M29/02A61B17/24A61B1/00A61B1/233A61F2/958A61M25/10
CPCA61B2017/00535A61M25/09A61B17/24A61M2210/0618A61B1/233A61M29/02A61M25/1018A61B1/0014A61B1/126A61M25/10185A61M25/10186A61B1/32A61M2025/09116A61M25/10181A61M25/0068
Inventor T.詹金斯E.戈德法布T.T.沃J.马考尔R.N.伍德R.M.海泽C.拉森D.T.哈夫
Owner ACCLARENT INC
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