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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2011
Thomas A. Schreck, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Jerome E. Hester, Palo Alto, CA (US);
David E. Edgren, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Andrew I. Poutiatine, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Curtis L. Rieser, San Jose, CA (US);
Thomas A. Schreck, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Jerome E. Hester, Palo Alto, CA (US);
David E. Edgren, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Andrew I. Poutiatine, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Curtis L. Rieser, San Jose, CA (US);
SinuSys Corporation, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
Medical devices which are adapted to be implanted 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.