Acclarent, Inc.

Children's Medical Center Corporation

Jeffrey B Everett

Jetmir Palushi

Henry F Salazar

Itzhak Fang

Dennis S Poe

Heather M Wozniak

An implant delivery system includes a catheter, an implant, and a push body. The catheter extends from a first proximal end to a first distal end. The catheter defines an inner lumen extending through the first distal end. The implant includes a second proximal, a second distal end, and a plurality of resilient barbs. The implant is slidably housed within the inner lumen. The implant is compressed in the inner lumen such that the implant bears against an inner diameter of the inner lumen and the implant is retained within the inner lumen by friction. The push body is slidably housed within the inner lumen of the catheter. The push body is adjacent to the second proximal end of the implant.

Apparatus and method to maintain patency of dilated anatomical opening

A plug is configured to maintain position within a Eustachian tube of a patient. The plug includes a proximal portion and a distal portion. The proximal portion includes a first body dimensioned bear radially outwardly against the Eustachian tube of the patient. The distal portion includes an anchoring assembly that is configured to lock the plug in the Eustachian tube of the patient. The plug may be formed of a bioabsorbable material.

Plug with isthmus anchor for treating patulous Eustachian tube

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Easton, PA, United States of America

Jeffrey B Everett