Devices and methods for treating a nerve of the nasal cavity using image guidance
US10939965B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 20, 2017 |
| Grant date | Mar 9, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 3, 2039 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2090/3762
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention disclosed here generally relates to devices used to identify the location of a never in order to modify a property of the nerve. Specifically, the invention utilized pre-operative scans of a patient's nasal cavity in order to identify target treatment locations when a nerve to be treated is located. The image of the nasal cavity and target treatment location can be registered with the real time position of the nasal cavity using a surgical navigation system in order to assist in guiding a surgical probe to the target treatment location.
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