Surgical apparatus for endoscopic inferior turbinate lateralization

An surgical assembly for performing inferior turbinate lateralization, the surgical assembly comprising:

• a surgical apparatus including
• a pair of levers connected at a fulcrum, each lever including a handle connected to a bend portion having a first bend angle at a proximal end of the bend portion and a second bend angle at a second end of the bend portion,
• a pair of shafts, each shaft connected to the bend portion of each of the levers on first side of the fulcrum, wherein each shaft is dilated laterally with a substantially parallel displacement along a shaft length in response to the pair of levers being brought together on a second side of the fulcrum, and the pair of shafts are configured to be inserted into a nasal cavity of a patient,
• a limiter connected to the pair of levers on the second side of the fulcrum and configured to limit a dilation of the pair of levers in response to the pair of levers being brought together on the second side of the fulcrum, and
• a limiting bridge configured to attach between the shafts at a predetermined distance from the distal end of each shaft and press against a columella of the patient, wherein the predetermined distance is configured to limit intrusion of the shafts into a nasal cavity of the patient;
• and
• a pair of endoscopes, each endoscope having a working portion configured to fit within the conduit of each shaft, wherein the pair of endoscopes are configured to be connected to a display.