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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2019
Acclarent, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
The Children's Medical Center Corporation, Boston, MA (US);
Jetmir Palushi, Irvine, CA (US);
Henry F. Salazar, Pico Rivera, CA (US);
Jeffrey B. Everett, Easton, PA (US);
Heather M. Wozniak, Oro Valley, AZ (US);
Dennis S. Poe, Chestnut Hill, MA (US);
Acclarent, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
The Children's Medical Center Corporation, Boston, MA (US);
Abstract
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.