Frontal sinus stent
OwnerB. Manrin Rains, IIIinventor
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Abstract
A self-retaining stent made of medical-grade silicone rubber that comprises a tube extended into a bulb on one end of said tube, said bulb consisting of multiple, radially-disposed ribs separated by openings into the bulb that allow fluid from the frontal sinus to drain into the bulb and thence through the tube after that stent has been inserted endoscopically into the frontal sinus.
Claims4
A frontal sinus stent that comprises a flexible, resilient hollow bulb affixed to the wall of said flexible hollow tube at one of said two ends of said tube, said bulb including multiple resilient ribs separated by at least one opening into said hollow bulb between each pair of said ribs, at least one of said openings into said hollow bulb together with said tube providing a fluid conduit, said ribs extending sufficiently beyond the periphery of said tube to retain said stent in a frontal sinus.
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