Systems and methods for altering the shape of nasal tissues
AssigneesThe Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University, The United States Government as represented as The Department of Veterans Affairs, Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
InventorsJames Kintzing, Brandon McCutcheon, Jayakar V. Nayak
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Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for altering the shape of a target tissue structure of a subject, e.g., a nasal septum or other nasal tissue that include securing a first end of a shaping element to tissue adjacent the structure; manipulating the tissue to alter a shape of the structure; and applying a force to the shaping element to maintain the altered shape of the structure.
Claims23
1-57. (canceled)
A system for reshaping a nasal tissue of a subject, comprising:
- a delivery device sized and shaped for insertion into a nasal airway of the subject;
- and
- an elongate shaping element comprising:
- a proximal end, a distal end, and an intermediate region therebetween,
- a securing element positioned at the proximal or distal end,
- at least one migration prevention element positioned along the intermediate region, and
- wherein, the elongate shaping element is configured to maintain a force on the nasal tissue to alter the shape of the nasal tissue.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.