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US 2013/0253564 A1Published application
Devices and Methods for Dilating a Paranasal Sinus Opening and for Treating Sinusitis
AssigneeSinuSys Corporation
InventorsDavid E. Edgren, William Jason Fox, Wiliam L. Gould, Jerome E. Hester, Bradley F. Marple, Curtis Leslie Rieser, Thomas A. Schreck
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Abstract
Medical devices which are adapted to be inserted into a patient for a limited period of time using minimally invasive insertion procedures for dilating a stenotic opening, such as a stenotic sinus opening, are provided. The devices and methods can be used for treating sinusitis and other nasal and/or sinus disorders.
Claims11
1-12. (canceled)
A device for dilating a stenotic opening of a paranasal sinus in a subject, the device comprising:
- a self-expanding osmotic driver, the self-expanding osmotic driver configured to expand an expandable portion from a non-expanded configuration to an expanded configuration, the expandable portion disposed peripherally around the driver and configured to expand from the non-expanded configuration to the expanded configuration, wherein the non-expanded configuration is sized to be positioned within the stenotic opening;
- wherein the osmotic driver comprises a wicking agent.
22-110. (canceled)
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.