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Nasal implants and systems and methods of use

US9480594B2 · kind B2 · utility

11Cited by

92References

22Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Spirox, Inc. · TW

Inventors

Iyad S. Saidi · Arlington, US
Michael H. Rosenthal · Palo Alto, US
Donald A. Gonzales · Austin, US
J. Cameron Loper · Alexandria, US
Marcus A. Hadley · Gaithersburg, US
Jamie L. Ingram · Alexandria, US
Cheng Q. Ren · Annandale, US
Charles P. Luddy · Alexandria, US
Leon A. Marucchi · Fairfax Station, US
Bruce C. Gray · Montgomery, US
R. Andrew Carlton · Arlington, US

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 27, 2014
Grant date	Nov 1, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 27, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61L2430/34
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Described are implants for placing in a body, tools for delivering the implants, and systems and methods for using implants and tools for placing in a body and more particularly to nasal implants, tools for delivering nasal implants, and systems and methods for using such implants and tools. A tool may include a hand-held implant delivery device that cuts, holds, moves, orients, inserts, or shapes an implant. An implant may be a biodegradable, longitudinal implant that may be oriented for implantation by an implant delivery device.

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