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US 2017/0246434 A1Published application
Surgical device for performing a sphenopalatine ganglion block procedure
AssigneeBiovision Technologies, LLC
InventorsStephen W. Chandler, David W. Sanso
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Abstract
Methods and devices quickly and accurately locate the sphenopalatine ganglion (SPG) while performing a sphenopalatine ganglion block procedure that introduces a medication to the SPG. The methods and devices also prevent the medication applied to the SPG from flowing down a patient's throat during the procedure.
Claims19
A device for delivering a medication to a patient, the device comprising:
- a handle comprising a proximal end and a distal end;
- an inflation device integrated in the handle, wherein the inflation device comprises a plunger extending from the distal end of the handle;
- a flexible tubular member extending from the handle, the flexible tubular member comprising a proximal end, a distal end, an inflation lumen coupled to the plunger and extending from the proximal end of the flexible tubular member, and a second lumen extending from the proximal end of the flexible tubular member to a port;
- an expandable member attached to the flexible tubular member, the expandable member comprising a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the inflation lumen opens into the expandable member, wherein the port is disposed proximally of the proximal end of the expandable member;
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- an illumination device disposed adjacent the distal end of the flexible tubular member and distally of the expandable member.
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A device for delivering a medication to a patient, the device comprising:
- a handle comprising a proximal end and a distal end;
- an inflation device integrated in the handle, wherein the inflation device comprises a plunger extending from the distal end of the handle;
- a flexible tubular member extending from the handle, the flexible tubular member comprising a proximal end, a distal end, an inflation lumen extending from the proximal end, a second lumen extending from the proximal end to a port disposed proximally of the distal end of the flexible tubular member;
- an expandable member attached to the flexible tubular member, wherein the inflation lumens opens into the expandable member, wherein the port is disposed proximally of the expandable member, and
- a pressure relief valve disposed within the handle and coupled to the plunger and the inflation lumen.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.