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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2014
Cook Medical Technologies Llc, Bloomington, IN (US);
Cook Biotech Incorporated, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Darin Schaeffer, Bloomington, IN (US);
Charlie Agnew, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Arun Mohan, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Thomas Cherry, Covington, LA (US);
Pamela Ridgley, Bloomington, IN (US);
Daniel Dalenberg, Portage, MI (US);
Kathryn Evert, Bloomington, IN (US);
Ken Kennedy, Clemmons, NC (US);
COOK MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC, Bloomington, IN (US);
COOK BIOTECH INCORPORATED, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Abstract
Medical devices are described herein. More particularly, the disclosure relates to medical devices, systems, and methods for the visualization and treatment of bodily passages, such as an airway, sinus cavity, or sinus passages. An exemplary medical device comprises an elongate member, an actuator moveable between an actuator first position and an actuator second position, and a wire member. The elongate member has a first straight, or substantially straight configuration, when the actuator is in the actuator first position and a second curved configuration when the actuator is in the actuator second position.