Kit for treatment of sinusitis

A kit for treatment of sinusitis through an implant device for implantation in a human to provide a fluid connection between a location in a lacrimal apparatus to a paranasal sinus through a fistula formed between the lacrimal apparatus and the paranasal sinus to provide direct medical access through the implant device from the lacrimal apparatus to the paranasal sinus, the kit comprising:

• a first surgical tool having a first working member configured to form an initial fistula;
• an implant device for implantation to fluidly connect a lacrimal apparatus to a paranasal sinus, the implant device comprising:
• a proximal end at a first longitudinal end of the implant device;
• a distal end at a second longitudinal end of the implant device that is longitudinally opposite the first longitudinal end;
• a conduit extending from adjacent the proximal end to adjacent the distal end;
• a first internal passage extending between the proximal end and the distal end and through the conduit, the first internal passage having a first end open at the proximal end and a second end open at the distal end;
• and
• a length of the implant device longitudinally along the implant device between the proximal end and the distal end in a range of from 8 millimeters to 50 millimeters;
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• wherein the conduit is constructed of polymeric material having a durometer (Shore A) in a range of from 50 to 100, and the implant device is configured to be implanted to fluidly connect the lacrimal apparatus to the paranasal sinus through the first internal passage of the implant device with the proximal end of the implant device disposed in the lacrimal apparatus with the first end of the first internal passage open to the lacrimal apparatus, the distal end disposed in the paranasal sinus with the second end of the first internal passage open to the paranasal sinus and the conduit disposed through an implantation fistula between the lacrimal apparatus and the paranasal sinus;
• a carrier for carrying and positioning the implant device for implantation during an implantation procedure, the carrier comprising:
• a second working member with a distal tip, the second working member being adapted to be disposed through the implantation fistula with the distal tip located in the paranasal sinus;
• a hand-manipulable handle connected to the second working member;
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• a second internal passage extending through the handle and the second working member to accommodate passage therethrough of a guide wire to guide the first surgical tool along the guide wire to the implantation fistula during an implantation procedure;
• wherein:
• the implant device is mountable on the carrier in a mounting position between the handle and the distal tip with the second working member disposed through the first internal passage and with the proximal end of the implant device disposed toward the handle and the distal end of the implant device disposed toward the distal tip of the second working member;
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• the carrier is disengageable from the implant device for implant placement of the implant device disposed through the implantation fistula.