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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 2023
Filed:
May. 21, 2021
Applicant:
Aerin Medical, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Inventors:
Scott J. Wolf, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Andrew Frazier, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Assignee:
Aerin Medical Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/02 (2006.01); A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 18/06 (2006.01); A61B 18/20 (2006.01); A61F 5/56 (2006.01); A61F 5/08 (2006.01); A61N 5/02 (2006.01); A61B 5/01 (2006.01); A61N 7/02 (2006.01); A61F 7/10 (2006.01); A61N 1/40 (2006.01); A61B 17/28 (2006.01); A61N 5/06 (2006.01); A61B 18/16 (2006.01); A61B 18/12 (2006.01); A61B 18/08 (2006.01); A61B 18/18 (2006.01); A61B 17/32 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/02 (2013.01); A61B 5/01 (2013.01); A61B 17/2816 (2013.01); A61B 18/06 (2013.01); A61B 18/085 (2013.01); A61B 18/1206 (2013.01); A61B 18/14 (2013.01); A61B 18/1442 (2013.01); A61B 18/1445 (2013.01); A61B 18/1477 (2013.01); A61B 18/1485 (2013.01); A61B 18/16 (2013.01); A61B 18/1815 (2013.01); A61B 18/20 (2013.01); A61F 5/08 (2013.01); A61F 5/56 (2013.01); A61F 7/10 (2013.01); A61N 1/403 (2013.01); A61N 5/025 (2013.01); A61N 5/0603 (2013.01); A61N 5/0625 (2013.01); A61N 7/022 (2013.01); A61B 17/320068 (2013.01); A61B 2017/248 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00005 (2013.01); A61B 2018/0016 (2013.01); A61B 2018/0022 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00023 (2013.01); A61B 2018/0091 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00178 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00327 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00577 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00595 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00642 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00702 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00708 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00791 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00821 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00875 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00886 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00922 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00982 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00994 (2013.01); A61B 2018/0212 (2013.01); A61B 2018/0225 (2013.01); A61B 2018/0262 (2013.01); A61B 2018/126 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1253 (2013.01); A61B 2018/143 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1425 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1807 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1861 (2013.01); F04C 2270/041 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and devices for treating nasal airways are provided. Such devices and methods may improve airflow through an internal and/or external nasal valve, and comprise the use of mechanical re-shaping, energy application and other treatments to modify the shape, structure, and/or air flow characteristics of an internal nasal valve, an external nasal valve or other nasal airways.