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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2017
Filed:
May. 29, 2014
Applicant:
Sinusys Corporation, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Inventors:
Thomas A. Schreck, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Jerome E. Hester, Menlo Park, CA (US);
David E. Edgren, Los Altos, CA (US);
William Jason Fox, San Carlos, CA (US);
Curtis Leslie Rieser, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
SinuSys Corporation, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/24 (2006.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/24 (2013.01); A61B 17/3468 (2013.01); A61B 90/361 (2016.02); A61B 2017/00331 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00469 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00867 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00898 (2013.01); A61M 2205/0266 (2013.01); A61M 2210/0681 (2013.01);
Abstract
Devices that are adapted to insert a sinus dilator into a stenotic opening of a paranasal sinus of a subject using minimally invasive dilator insertion procedures are provided. The devices and methods can be used to treat sinusitis and other nasal and/or sinus disorders.