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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2016
Acclarent, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
George L. Matlock, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Don Q. Ngo-Chu, Irvine, CA (US);
Randy S. Chan, San Jose, CA (US);
Jason R. Phillips, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
Tuan Pham, Montclair, CA (US);
Acclarent, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
A dilation catheter system includes a body and a shaft assembly. The shaft assembly extends passed a distal end of the body. The shaft assembly includes a fixed guide member, a catheter shaft, a dilator, a removable guide member, and a guidewire. The fixed guide member is fixed relative to the body. The dilator is fixed to the catheter shaft. The catheter shaft is operable to expand the dilator. The removable guide member is operable to selectively attach to the body. The catheter shaft is slidably disposed along the removable guide member such that the catheter shaft is configured to translate along the removable guide member. The guidewire is slidably disposed within the removable guide member.