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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2016
Applicant:
Medtronic Xomed, Inc., Jacksonville, FL (US);
Inventors:
Jie Wen, St. Johns, FL (US);
Dana A. Oliver, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Assignee:
Medtronic Xomed, Inc., Jacksonville, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/24 (2006.01); A61F 2/18 (2006.01); A61F 2/90 (2013.01); A61F 2/07 (2013.01); A61F 2/966 (2013.01); A61B 17/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/186 (2013.01); A61F 2/07 (2013.01); A61F 2/90 (2013.01); A61F 2/966 (2013.01); A61B 17/24 (2013.01); A61F 2002/075 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0039 (2013.01);
Abstract
A stent () that is sleeved and radially expandable, and which in an expanded state provides a breathable, generally tubular structure sized and shaped for residence in a sinus or nasal cavity or passage, and in an unexpanded state has a cross-sectional diameter suitable for insertion into such cavity or passage. The sleeve limits expansion and outward pressure exerted by the stent and thereby can prevent or reduce the incidence of headache in patients, and can provide increased surface area for improved elution of drugs to nearby mucosal tissue.