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Patent No.:

US 12773542 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2026

Filed:

Mar. 04, 2024

Balloon dilation instrument with translating guide tip element

Applicant:

Acclarent, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);

Inventors:

Brittanie Chu, Chino Hills, CA (US);

Henry F. Salazar, Pico Rivera, CA (US);

Alex Gonzalez, Lake Forest, CA (US);

Cesar Fuentes-Ortega, Pasadena, CA (US);

Sheila Ruiz, Mission Viejo, CA (US);

George Gusein, Acre, IL;

Hao H. Tran, Santa Ana, CA (US);

Zachary Radner, Anaheim, CA (US);

Assignee:

Acclarent, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);

Attorney:

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

Primary Examiner:

Tan-Uyen T Ho

Assistant Examiner:

Bridget E. Rabaglia

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 29/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 29/02 (2013.01); A61M 2029/025 (2013.01); A61M 2205/0216 (2013.01); A61M 2205/33 (2013.01); A61M 2209/00 (2013.01); A61M 2210/0618 (2013.01); A61M 2210/065 (2013.01); A61M 2210/0675 (2013.01); A61M 2210/0681 (2013.01);
Abstract

A dilation catheter is slidably disposed relative to a first guide. A second guide is slidably disposed relative to the first guide and relative to the dilation catheter. The second guide includes an indicator element indicating a position of the distal end of the second guide in three-dimensional space. The second guide positions the indicator element at the distal end of the first guide and remains longitudinally stationary as the dilation catheter translates distally from a proximal position to an intermediate longitudinal position. The second guide translates concomitantly with the dilation catheter as the dilation catheter translates distally from the intermediate longitudinal position to a distal position. The indicator element is positioned with the distal end of the dilation catheter as the dilation catheter translates distally from the intermediate longitudinal position to a distal position.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Chu, Brittanie. (2026). Balloon dilation instrument with translating guide tip element (U.S. Patent No. 12773542). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12773542

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