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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2014
Applicant:
Gyrus Acmi, Inc., Southborough, MA (US);
Inventors:
Matthias Reif, Philadelphia, PA (US);
John Flynn, Jr., Collierville, TN (US);
Chris Olig, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Rod Schlossor, Mt. Pleasant, SC (US);
Ben Bleir, Boston, MA (US);
Alex Chiu, Tucson, AZ (US);
Assignee:
GYRUS ACMI, INC., Southborough, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 31/00 (2006.01); A61L 31/16 (2006.01); A61L 31/14 (2006.01); A61L 31/04 (2006.01); A61M 37/00 (2006.01); A61K 9/00 (2006.01); A61K 47/36 (2006.01); A61B 17/24 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01); A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 17/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 31/002 (2013.01); A61B 17/24 (2013.01); A61K 9/0043 (2013.01); A61K 47/36 (2013.01); A61M 37/0069 (2013.01); A61B 17/32002 (2013.01); A61B 18/1485 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00601 (2013.01); A61M 2205/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed is a method comprising: creating one or more pockets within an inferior turbinate of a patient, inserting one or more it that are easily inserted into the one or more pockets, wherein the one or more implants contain one or more therapeutic compounds and the one or more implants do not need to be removed from the inferior turbinate after implantation into the one or more pockets.