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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2012
Applicants:
Darin Schaeffer, Bloomington, IN (US);
Patrick C. Melder, Marietta, GA (US);
Thomas Cherry, Covington, LA (US);
Inventors:
Darin Schaeffer, Bloomington, IN (US);
Patrick C. Melder, Marietta, GA (US);
Thomas Cherry, Covington, LA (US);
Assignee:
COOK MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC, Bloomington, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/12 (2006.01); A61M 3/02 (2006.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/015 (2006.01); A61B 1/233 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 3/0279 (2013.01); A61B 1/00165 (2013.01); A61B 1/015 (2013.01); A61B 1/233 (2013.01); A61M 2205/587 (2013.01); A61M 2210/0681 (2013.01);
Abstract
Devices and methods of identifying and treating bodily passages, such as sinus cavities, are provided. More particularly, irrigation devices and methods useful in the identification and treatment of bodily passages, such as sinus cavities, are provided. The irrigation devices comprise an elongate tubular member and an optical fiber which assist with the transcutaneous identification and/or treatment of a bodily passage.