Turbinate reduction instrument

US12220162B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Acclarent, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Ehsan Shameli · Irvine, US
• Jetmir Palushi · Irvine, US
• Itzhak Fang · Irvine, US
• Athanasios Papadakis · Newport Beach, US
• William J. Kane · Newport Beach, US
• Fatemeh Akbarian · Rancho Palos Verdes, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 12, 2020
• Grant date: Feb 11, 2025
• Expiry date: Jan 3, 2043

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61N2007/0043
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A surgical instrument includes a handle assembly and a shaft assembly extending distally from the handle assembly and having a distal end sized to be inserted into the nasal cavity of a patient. The shaft assembly includes a cutting member configured to cut tissue within the nasal cavity, and a translating member slidably disposed over the cutting member. A navigation sensor is disposed within the distal end of the shaft assembly and is operable to generate a signal corresponding to a position of the distal end within the patient.