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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2015
Filed:
May. 20, 2013
Applicant:
Sinusys Corporation, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Inventors:
David E. Edgren, Los Altos, CA (US);
William Jason Fox, San Carlos, CA (US);
William L. Gould, Fallbrook, CA (US);
Jerome E. Hester, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Bradley F. Marple, Dallas, TX (US);
Curtis Leslie Rieser, San Jose, CA (US);
Thomas A. Schreck, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Assignee:
SinuSys Corporation, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 29/00 (2006.01); A61M 29/02 (2006.01); A61F 2/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/12 (2006.01); A61F 2/04 (2013.01); A61M 31/00 (2006.01); A61F 2/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 29/02 (2013.01); A61B 17/12022 (2013.01); A61B 17/12104 (2013.01); A61F 2/0095 (2013.01); A61F 2/04 (2013.01); A61F 2/186 (2013.01); A61M 31/002 (2013.01); A61M 2209/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
Medical devices which are adapted to be inserted into a patient for a limited period of time using minimally invasive insertion procedures for dilating a stenotic opening, such as a stenotic sinus opening, are provided. The devices and methods can be used for treating sinusitis and other nasal and/or sinus disorders.