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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2010
Jerome E. Hester, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Anthony J. Abbate, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Richard E. Kaufman, Los Gatos, CA (US);
David C. Gale, San Jose, CA (US);
Gail M. Zaler, Milpitas, CA (US);
Bin Huang, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Lisa Earnhardt, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Vijaykumar Rajasekhar, Apple Valley, CA (US);
Jerome E. Hester, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Anthony J. Abbate, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Richard E. Kaufman, Los Gatos, CA (US);
David C. Gale, San Jose, CA (US);
Gail M. Zaler, Milpitas, CA (US);
Bin Huang, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Lisa Earnhardt, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Vijaykumar Rajasekhar, Apple Valley, CA (US);
Intersect ENT, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US);
Abstract
Described here are devices and methods for treating one or more conditions or symptoms associated with a tonsil procedure. In some variations, a drug-releasing device may be at least partially delivered to one or more tonsillar tissues before, during, or after a tonsil procedure. In some variations, the drug-releasing device may be configured to be biodegradable. In other variations, the drug-releasing device may comprise one or more hemostatic materials or one or more adhesives. The drug-releasing device may be configured to release one or more drugs or agents, such as, for example, one or more analgesics, local anesthetics, vasoconstrictors, antibiotics, combinations thereof and the like.