Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Balloon dilation catheter for use in sinus passageways
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Application No.: US15139052Application Date: 2016-04-26
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Publication No.: US10369337B2Publication Date: 2019-08-06
- Inventor: John R. Drontle , Anthony J. Hanson
- Applicant: ENTELLUS MEDICAL, INC.
- Applicant Address: US MN Plymouth
- Assignee: Entellus Medical, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Entellus Medical, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MN Plymouth
- Agency: McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP
- Main IPC: A61B17/24
- IPC: A61B17/24 ; A61M25/10 ; A61M25/01 ; A61M29/02 ; A61B34/30 ; A61B34/20

Abstract:
A balloon dilation catheter includes a substantially rigid inner guide member and a movable shaft coupled to a balloon that is slidably mounted on the substantially rigid inner guide member. To treat a sinus cavity of a subject using the balloon dilation the substantially rigid inner guide member is advanced into a drainage pathway of the sinus (e.g., frontal recess) of the subject via a nasal passageway. The shaft and balloon are advanced in a distal direction over the substantially rigid inner guide member to place the balloon in the drainage pathway. The balloon is inflated to expand or otherwise remodel the drainage pathway.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170050001A1 BALLOON DILATION CATHETER FOR USE IN SINUS PASSAGEWAYS Public/Granted day:2017-02-23
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