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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2017

Filed:

Aug. 26, 2011
Applicants:

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);

Inventors:

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);

Assignee:

SinuSys Corporation, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/24 (2006.01); A61M 29/02 (2006.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61F 2/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/24 (2013.01); A61B 17/3415 (2013.01); A61B 17/3468 (2013.01); A61F 2/186 (2013.01); A61M 29/02 (2013.01); A61B 17/3478 (2013.01); A61F 2210/0061 (2013.01); A61M 2210/0618 (2013.01); A61M 2210/0681 (2013.01);
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.


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