Abstract: Devices that are adapted to insert a sinus dilator into a stenotic opening of a paranasal sinus of a subject using minimally invasive dilator insertion procedures are provided. The devices and methods can be used to treat sinusitis and other nasal and/or sinus disorders.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 29, 2014
Date of Patent:
June 27, 2017
Assignee:
SinuSys Corporation
Inventors:
Thomas A. Schreck, Jerome E. Hester, David E. Edgren, William Jason Fox, Curtis Leslie Rieser
Abstract: Medical devices which are adapted to be implanted into a patient for a limited period of time using minimally invasive insertion procedures for dilating a stenotic opening, such as a stenotic sinus opening, are provided. The devices and methods can be used for treating sinusitis and other nasal and/or sinus disorders.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 26, 2011
Date of Patent:
April 25, 2017
Assignee:
SinuSys Corporation
Inventors:
Thomas A. Schreck, Jerome E. Hester, David E. Edgren, Andrew I. Poutiatine, Curtis L. Rieser
Abstract: Medical devices which are adapted to be inserted into a patient for a limited period of time using minimally invasive insertion procedures for dilating a stenotic opening, such as a stenotic sinus opening, are provided. The devices and methods can be used for treating sinusitis and other nasal and/or sinus disorders.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 20, 2013
Date of Patent:
March 21, 2017
Assignee:
SinuSys Corporation
Inventors:
David E. Edgren, William Jason Fox, William L. Gould, Jerome E. Hester, Bradley F. Marple, Curtis Leslie Rieser, Thomas A. Schreck
Abstract: Medical devices which are adapted to be inserted into a patient for a limited period of time using minimally invasive insertion procedures for dilating a stenotic opening, such as a stenotic sinus opening, are provided. The devices and methods can be used for treating sinusitis and other nasal and/or sinus disorders.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 20, 2013
Date of Patent:
November 29, 2016
Assignee:
SinuSys Corporation
Inventors:
David E. Edgren, William Jason Fox, William L. Gould, Jerome E. Hester, Bradley F. Marple, Curtis Leslie Rieser, Thomas A. Schreck
Abstract: Devices that are adapted to insert a sinus dilator into a stenotic opening of a paranasal sinus in a subject patient using minimally invasive insertion procedures are provided. The devices and methods can be used to treat sinusitis and other nasal and/or sinus disorders.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 26, 2011
Date of Patent:
November 22, 2016
Assignee:
SinuSys Corporation
Inventors:
Thomas A. Schreck, Jerome E. Hester, Andrew I. Poutiatine, Curtis L. Rieser
Abstract: Medical devices which are adapted to be inserted into a patient for a limited period of time using minimally invasive insertion procedures for dilating a stenotic opening, such as a stenotic sinus opening, are provided. The devices and methods can be used for treating sinusitis and other nasal and/or sinus disorders.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 20, 2013
Date of Patent:
October 6, 2015
Assignee:
SinuSys Corporation
Inventors:
David E. Edgren, William Jason Fox, William L. Gould, Jerome E. Hester, Bradley F. Marple, Curtis Leslie Rieser, Thomas A. Schreck
Abstract: Medical devices which are adapted to be inserted into a patient for a limited period of time using minimally invasive insertion procedures for dilating a stenotic opening, such as a stenotic sinus opening, are provided. The devices and methods can be used for treating sinusitis and other nasal and/or sinus disorders.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 26, 2013
Date of Patent:
September 22, 2015
Assignee:
SinuSys Corporation
Inventors:
David E. Edgren, William Jason Fox, William L. Gould, Jerome E. Hester, Bradley F. Marple, Curtis Leslie Rieser, Thomas A. Schreck
Abstract: Dilators are provided for insertion into, and dilation of, a Eustachian tube of an animal, e.g., a human being. The dilators may be placed in the Eustachian tube via the oral or nasal passageway, and the nasopharynx. The dilators are configured to be self-expanding and include a driver configured to expand an expandable portion from a non-expanded configuration to an expanded configuration. Also provided are kits that include the dilator, an insertion device for inserting the dilator, and methods for inserting the dilator into a Eustachian tube.
Abstract: Medical devices which are adapted to be inserted into a patient for a limited period of time using minimally invasive insertion procedures for dilating a stenotic opening, such as a stenotic sinus opening, are provided. The devices and methods can be used for treating sinusitis and other nasal and/or sinus disorders.
Type:
Application
Filed:
May 20, 2013
Publication date:
October 3, 2013
Applicant:
SinuSys Corporation
Inventors:
David E. Edgren, William Jason Fox, Wiliam L. Gould, Jerome E. Hester, Bradley F. Marple, Curtis Leslie Rieser, Thomas A. Schreck
Abstract: Medical devices which are adapted to be inserted into a patient for a limited period of time using minimally invasive insertion procedures for dilating a stenotic opening, such as a stenotic sinus opening, are provided. The devices and methods can be used for treating sinusitis and other nasal and/or sinus disorders.
Type:
Application
Filed:
May 20, 2013
Publication date:
September 26, 2013
Applicant:
SinuSys Corporation
Inventors:
David E. Edgren, William Jason Fox, Wiliam L. Gould, Jerome E. Hester, Bradley F. Marple, Curtis Leslie Rieser, Thomas A. Schreck
Abstract: Medical devices which are adapted to be inserted into a patient for a limited period of time using minimally invasive insertion procedures for dilating a stenotic opening, such as a stenotic sinus opening, are provided. The devices and methods can be used for treating sinusitis and other nasal and/or sinus disorders.
Type:
Application
Filed:
May 20, 2013
Publication date:
September 26, 2013
Applicant:
SinuSys Corporation
Inventors:
David E. Edgren, William Jason Fox, Wiliam L. Gould, Jerome E. Hester, Bradley F. Marple, Curtis Leslie Rieser, Thomas A. Schreck
Abstract: Medical devices which are adapted to be inserted into a patient for a limited period of time using minimally invasive insertion procedures for dilating a stenotic opening, such as a stenotic sinus opening, are provided. The devices and methods can be used for treating sinusitis and other nasal and/or sinus disorders.
Type:
Application
Filed:
February 26, 2013
Publication date:
September 5, 2013
Applicant:
SINUSYS CORPORATION
Inventors:
David E. Edgren, William Jason Fox, Wiliam L. Gould, Jerome E. Hester, Bradley F. Marple, Curtis Leslie Rieser, Thomas A. Schreck