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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2018
Acclarent, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd., Yokneam, IL;
Hany Abdelwahed, Irvine, CA (US);
Babak Ebrahimi, Irvine, CA (US);
Ehsan Shameli, Irvine, CA (US);
Assaf Govari, Haifa, IL;
Andres Claudio Altmann, Haifa, IL;
Vadim Gliner, Haifa, IL;
Yehuda Algawi, Binyamina, IL;
Acclarent, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd., Yokneam, IL;
Abstract
A dilation instrument includes a body, a dilation catheter, a guide member, and a force sensor. The dilation catheter has an expandable dilator. The guide member extends distally from the body and is configured to guide movement of the expandable dilator. The force sensor is operatively connected to the guide member and is configured to sense a force imparted against the guide member for monitoring engagement with an anatomy of a patient.