Medical devices, systems, and methods for the visualization and treatment of bodily passages

US9895055B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignees

• COOK MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC · US
• Cook Biotech Incorporated · US

Inventors

• Darin Schaeffer · Bloomington, US
• Charlie Agnew · West Lafayette, US
• Arun Mohan · Bengaluru, IN
• Thomas Cherry · Covington, US
• Pamela M. Ridgley · Bloomington, US
• Daniel Dalenberg · Portage, US
• Kathryn Evert · Bloomington, US
• Ken Kennedy · Oakville, CA

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 27, 2014
• Grant date: Feb 20, 2018
• Expiry date: Sep 6, 2035

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B5/4818
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Medical devices are described herein. More particularly, the disclosure relates to medical devices, systems, and methods for the visualization and treatment of bodily passages, such as an airway, sinus cavity, or sinus passages. An exemplary medical device comprises an elongate member, an actuator moveable between an actuator first position and an actuator second position, and a wire member. The elongate member has a first straight, or substantially straight configuration, when the actuator is in the actuator first position and a second curved configuration when the actuator is in the actuator second position.