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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2014
Applicant:
Audubon Technologies, Llc, Denver, CO (US);
Inventors:
Edward J. Hepworth, Denver, CO (US);
Corey B. Kashiwa, Denver, CO (US);
Steven P. Tyrrell, Erie, CO (US);
Assignee:
Audubon Technologies, LLC, Denver, CO (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 11/00 (2006.01); A61F 2/82 (2013.01); A61F 2/18 (2006.01); A61F 2/958 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/82 (2013.01); A61F 2/186 (2013.01); A61F 2/958 (2013.01); A61F 2210/0004 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0004 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0039 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0078 (2013.01);
Abstract
There is disclosed a method for maintaining a patent paranasal sinus ostium. In an embodiment, the method includes delivering a tubular element in an insertion state to the sinus ostium. The tubular element includes a proximal end, a distal end, and a center region between the proximal end and distal end. The method includes expanding the tubular element from the insertion state to a deployment state when located in the sinus ostium. In the deployment state, the center region confronts the sinus ostium with an outward radial force.