Systems, devices, and method for treating a sinus condition
AssigneeIntersect ENT, Inc.
InventorAnthony J. ABBATE
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Abstract
Described here are systems, devices, and methods for delivery of an implant to a bodily cavity. The implant may include a hub and a plurality of legs, and may be moveable between a low-profile and expanded configuration. The systems may include a crimping device having a crimping member with a plurality of arms. The plurality of arms may engage the plurality of legs of the implant, and may move the legs to move the implant to the low-profile configuration. In some instances a delivery device may aid in crimping and/or delivery of the implant.
Claims21
1-20. (canceled)
A device for crimping an implant, the device comprising a housing configured to receive the implant, the housing having proximal opening, a tapered first segment, a second segment, a distal third segment, and a plurality of channels radially extending from the third segment and at least partially along the first segment, wherein the implant has a hub and a plurality of legs extending from the hub, and wherein movement of the hub into the third segment radially compresses the legs toward a longitudinal axis of the implant to configure the implant into a low-profile configuration.
A method for crimping an implant using a crimping device, the implant comprising a distal hub and a plurality of legs extending in a proximal direction from the hub, the crimping device comprising a housing, the housing comprising a distal recess and a plurality of channels radially extending in a proximal direction from the recess, the method comprising advancing the hub in a distal direction into the recess, and radially compressing the plurality of legs of the implant toward a longitudinal axis of the implant to move the implant to a low-profile configuration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.