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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2019
Acclarent, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Babak Ebrahimi, Irvine, CA (US);
Ehsan Shameli, Irvine, CA (US);
George L. Matlock, Pleasanton, CA (US);
John H. Thinnes, Jr., Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Fatemeh Akbarian, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
Acclarent, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus includes a handle assembly, a guide tube, and a dilation catheter. The guide tube extends distally from the handle assembly. At least a distal portion of the guide tube is malleable. The dilation catheter is slidably positioned in the guide tube. The dilation catheter includes a distal end, a dilator, and a position sensor. The position sensor is configured to generate a signal indicating a position of the position sensor in three-dimensional space. The dilation catheter is configured to translate relative to the guide tube.