Laser Tissue Fusion of Septal Membranes

A device for laser septal fusion comprising

• a first arm with a distal end configured for insertion into a first nostril of a patient;
• a second arm with a distal end configured for insertion into a second nostril of a patient, wherein the distal end of the second arm is disposed opposite the distal end of the first arm;
• a laser energy source that generates therapeutic laser energy;
• an energy pathway that transmits the therapeutic laser energy from the laser energy source to the distal end of the first arm to deliver the therapeutic laser energy to septal tissue between the nostrils of the patient;
• and
• an actuator configured to decrease a separation distance between the distal end of the first arm and the distal end of the second arm and further configured to activate the laser energy source.

A method performing coaptation of nasal septal tissue comprising

• pressing septal tissue together from opposite sides accessed through the nostrils of a patient;
• applying therapeutic laser energy to the septal tissue for a period of time sufficient to fuse the septal tissue;
• and
• releasing the pressure on the septal tissue.

A device for endoscopic laser tissue fusion comprising

• a endoscopic tube;
• a first jaw positioned at a distal end of the endoscopic tube;
• a second jaw positioned at the distal end of the endoscopic tube and disposed opposite the first jaw;
• a laser energy source that generates therapeutic laser energy;
• an energy pathway that transmits the therapeutic laser energy from the laser energy source to the first jaw to deliver the therapeutic laser energy to layers of tissue of a patient positioned between the first jaw and the second jaw;
• and
• an actuator configured to decrease a separation distance between a distal end of the first jaw and a distal end of the second jaw and further configured to activate the laser energy source.