Patents by Inventor Ronak Muni

Ronak Muni 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).

  • Low profile eustachian tube dilation system
    Patent number: 10143591
    Abstract: A system and method for dilating a Eustachian tube of a patient is disclosed. The device includes a protective sheath, a flexible endoscope and a balloon dilation catheter. The protective sheath includes an endoscope lumen and a balloon dilation catheter lumen. The balloon of the balloon dilation catheter is a low profile balloon particularly useful for dilating the Eustachian tube, and in particular, the Eustachian tube of a pediatric patient. The method involves advancing the balloon dilation catheter through a nasal passage of the patient to dilate a portion of the Eustachian tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: Acclarent, Inc.
    Inventors: Hung V. Ha, Ketan P. Muni, Andrew Nguyen, Siddhi K. Desai, Ronak Muni
  • Low Profile Eustachian Tube Dilation System
    Publication number: 20160081857
    Abstract: A system and method for dilating a Eustachian tube of a patient is disclosed. The device includes a protective sheath, a flexible endoscope and a balloon dilation catheter. The protective sheath includes an endoscope lumen and a balloon dilation catheter lumen. The balloon of the balloon dilation catheter is a low profile balloon particularly useful for dilating the Eustachian tube, and in particular, the Eustachian tube of a pediatric patient. The method involves advancing the balloon dilation catheter through a nasal passage of the patient to dilate a portion of the Eustachian tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Hung V. Ha, Ketan P. Muni, Andrew Nguyen, Siddhi K. Desai, Ronak Muni