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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2015
Applicant:
Acclarent, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US);
Inventors:
Thomas R. Jenkins, Alameda, CA (US);
Randy J. Kesten, Mountain View, CA (US);
Jessica M. Liberatore, San Mateo, CA (US);
Mina W. Chow, Campbell, CA (US);
Assignee:
Acclarent, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/09 (2006.01); A61M 29/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/09041 (2013.01); A61M 29/02 (2013.01); A61M 2025/09175 (2013.01); A61M 2210/0675 (2013.01); A61M 2210/0681 (2013.01);
Abstract
A guide catheter system for use in treating the sinus cavity or Eustachian tube is described. The system includes a guide catheter that has a proximal end and a distal end and an elongate shaft between the proximal end and the distal end and a guidewire. The guide catheter includes a deflection feature on a distal tip of the distal end for deflecting the guidewire at a predetermined angle.