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Patent No.:

US 9597485 B1

PDFFull Text
Expired
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2017

Filed:

May. 20, 2013

Devices and methods for dilating a paranasal sinus opening and for treating sinusitis

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);

Attorneys:

Rudy L. Ng

Carol L. Francis

Bozicevic, Field & Francis LLP

Primary Examiner:

Jonathan Miles

Assistant Examiner:

Wade Miles

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); A61F 2/18 (2006.01); A61M 31/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/24 (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); A61B 17/24 (2013.01); A61B 2017/1205 (2013.01); A61M 31/002 (2013.01); A61M 2029/025 (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.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Edgren, David. (2017). Devices and methods for dilating a paranasal sinus opening and for treating sinusitis (U.S. Patent No. 9597485). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9597485

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