Patents by Inventor Curtis L. Rieser

Curtis L. Rieser has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Devices and methods for dilating a paranasal sinus opening and for treating sinusitis
    Patent number: 9629644
    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
  • Devices and methods for inserting a sinus dilator
    Patent number: 9498239
    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
  • Devices and Methods for Inserting a Sinus Dilator
    Publication number: 20120053404
    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: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2011
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Inventors: Thomas A. Schreck, Jerome E. Hester, Andrew I. Poutiatine, Curtis L. Rieser
  • Devices and Methods for Dilating a Paranasal Sinus Opening and for Treating Sinusitis
    Publication number: 20120053567
    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: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2011
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Inventors: Thomas A. Schreck, Jerome E. Hester, David E. Edgren, Andrew I. Poutiatine, Curtis L. Rieser