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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2007
Applicants:
Eric Goldfarb, Belmont, CA (US);
Thomas R. Jenkins, Oakland, CA (US);
Isaac J. Kim, San Jose, CA (US);
Tom T. Vo, Mountain View, CA (US);
Thomas J. Wisted, San Francisco, CA (US);
Inventors:
Eric Goldfarb, Belmont, CA (US);
Thomas R. Jenkins, Oakland, CA (US);
Isaac J. Kim, San Jose, CA (US);
Tom T. Vo, Mountain View, CA (US);
Thomas J. Wisted, San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignee:
Acclarent, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 31/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/005 (2006.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/01 (2006.01); A61B 1/233 (2006.01); A61B 17/24 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/06 (2006.01); A61M 25/09 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/0051 (2013.01); A61B 1/0014 (2013.01); A61B 1/00154 (2013.01); A61B 1/01 (2013.01); A61B 1/233 (2013.01); A61B 17/24 (2013.01); A61B 5/0084 (2013.01); A61B 5/061 (2013.01); A61B 2017/246 (2013.01); A61M 2025/09083 (2013.01);
Abstract
Medical devices, systems and methods that are useable to facilitate transnasal insertion and positioning of guidewires and various other devices and instruments at desired locations within the ear, nose, throat, paranasal sinuses or cranium. Direct viewing of such placements via an endoscope.