Methods and apparatus for treating disorders of the ear nose and throat

US8414473B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Acclarent, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Thomas R. Jenkins · Alameda, US
• Eric Goldfarb · Belmont, US
• Tom Thanh Vo · Monterey, US
• Joshua Makower · Los Altos, US
• Robert N. Wood · Indian Beach, US
• Ronda M. Heiser · San Jose, US
• Christopher Larsen · Oakland, US
• Daniel T. Harfe · Santa Clara, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 16, 2009
• Grant date: Apr 9, 2013
• Expiry date: Nov 28, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61M2210/0618
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A device for dilating an ostium of a paranasal sinus of a human or animal subject may include: a handle; an elongate shaft having a proximal end coupled with the handle and extending to a distal end; a guidewire disposed through at least a portion of the shaft lumen; a dilator having a non-expanded configuration and an expanded configuration; and a slide member coupled with at least one of the guidewire or the dilator through the longitudinal opening of the shaft for advancing the guidewire and/or the dilator relative to the shaft.