3Nt Medical Ltd.

Trireme Medical, LLC

Medivalve Ltd.

Gil Hefer

Eran Bendory

Ehud Bendory

Tal Shchory

Hadar Gilboa

Assaf Klein

A system for accessing a body cavity, such as a paranasal sinus, may include a sinus access member and a handle. The sinus access member may include a rigid support tube, a curved shape memory member slidably disposed at least partially within the rigid support tube, a flexible tube slidably disposed over at least part of the curved shape memory member, and proximal coupling end. The handle may include an engagement mechanism at a distal end for releasably attaching to the proximal coupling end of the sinus access member, a housing for gripping with a hand, a curving slider for extending and retracting the curved shape memory member, and an extension slider for extending and retracting the flexible tube relative to the curved shape memory member and the rigid support tube. The handle may be reusable, and the sinus access member may be disposable.

Modular body cavity access system

A device for visualizing and providing suction for a surgical procedure in an ear includes a handle, a main shaft extending from the handle, an imaging sensor at a distal end of the main shaft, a light source at the distal end of the main shaft, a first suction tube extending along a proximal portion of a first side of the main shaft, a second suction tube extending along a proximal portion of a second side of the main shaft, and a first suction component. The first suction component includes a first suction shaft, a first thumb depress member coupled with a proximal end of the first suction shaft, a first spring disposed over a proximal portion of the first suction shaft, and a first suction tubing for connecting the first suction shaft or the first thumb depress member with the handle.

Ear visualization and treatment system

A seeker device for facilitating access to a desired location within an ear, nose, throat or other location in a body may include a proximal shaft, an elastic distal portion, and an atraumatic distal tip. The elastic distal portion has a default shape with at least one curve to facilitate advancement of a distal end of the elastic distal portion through various anatomical passageways, toward the desired location. In some embodiments, the seeker device may be paired with a dilator device, to perform a dilation procedure on an anatomical structure in the ear, nose, throat or other part of the body. In other embodiments, the seeker device may be paired with a flexible endoscope, to facilitate visualization of an anatomical structure or area.

Seeker with dilator

A scaffold is mounted on a balloon of a balloon catheter. The scaffold has closed cells which deform upon balloon expansion and generate forces that cause struts or other components of the scaffold to deflect outwardly to a diameter that is greater than the inflated diameter balloon. The deflected struts apply forces to fracture plaque of other hardened lesions and also form an annular gap surrounding the balloon to provide for bypass flow of blood or other body fluids. A sheath may be located over the deflected struts to protect adjacent tissue structures from the deflected struts and/or to further define the gap.

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