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US 2024/0181247 A1Published application
Systems and methods for therapeutic nasal treatment
AssigneeNeurent Medical Limited
InventorDavid Townley
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Abstract
The invention generally relates to systems and methods for treating at least one of rhinitis, congestion, and/or rhinorrhea to thereby reduce or eliminate symptoms associated therewith, including, but not limited to, coughing, sneezing, nasal or throat irritation and itching, and difficulty sleeping.
Claims20
A device for treating a condition within a sino-nasal cavity of a patient, the device comprising:
- an elongate body comprising one or more of a first set of electrodes provided along a length thereof;
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- a retractable and expandable end effector operably associated with the elongate body and comprising one or more of a second set of electrodes provided thereon.
A method for treating a condition within a nasal cavity of a patient, the method comprising:
- providing a treatment device comprising an elongate body comprising one or more of a first set of electrodes provided along a length thereof and a retractable and expandable end effector operably associated with the elongate body and comprising one or more of a second set of electrodes provided thereon;
- advancing the elongate body and end effector through a nasal passage and into a sino-nasal cavity of a patient until a length of the elongate body is positioned at a first target site and the end effector is positioned at a separate second target site;
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- delivering energy, via the first and second sets of electrodes, to tissue at the respective first and second target sites.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.