Patents by Inventor Sean FINSON

Sean FINSON 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).

  • Publication number: 20230330396
    Abstract: This application is generally related to systems and methods for accessing the paranasal sinuses and other passages of the nose, ear, and throat. The systems and methods generally employ devices capable of maintaining a fixed handle orientation with respect to the patient while generating the appropriate applicator deflection angle required to rotationally align or orient the applicator tip to the intended target tissue/anatomy for treatment. Methods are also described for deploying drug delivery devices within these body structures using the systems to treat medical conditions associated therewith.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: Sean Finson, John Joseph Stankus
  • Publication number: 20200276422
    Abstract: This application is generally related to systems and methods for accessing the paranasal sinuses and other passages of the nose, ear, and throat. The systems and methods generally employ devices capable of maintaining a fixed handle orientation with respect to the patient while generating the appropriate applicator deflection angle required to rotationally align or orient the applicator tip to the intended target tissue/anatomy for treatment. Methods are also described for deploying drug delivery devices within these body structures using the systems to treat medical conditions associated therewith.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2020
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Inventors: Sean FINSON, John Joseph STANKUS
  • Patent number: 10688289
    Abstract: This application is generally related to systems and methods for accessing the paranasal sinuses and other passages of the nose, ear, and throat. The systems and methods generally employ devices capable of maintaining a fixed handle orientation with respect to the patient while generating the appropriate applicator deflection angle required to rotationally align or orient the applicator tip to the intended target tissue/anatomy for treatment. Methods are also described for deploying drug delivery devices within these body structures using the systems to treat medical conditions associated therewith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: Intersect ENT, Inc.
    Inventors: Sean Finson, John Joseph Stankus
  • Publication number: 20190374751
    Abstract: This application is generally related to systems and methods for accessing the paranasal sinuses and other passages of the nose, ear, and throat. The systems and methods generally employ devices capable of maintaining a fixed handle orientation with respect to the patient while generating the appropriate applicator deflection angle required to rotationally align or orient the applicator tip to the intended target tissue/anatomy for treatment. Methods are also described for deploying drug delivery devices within these body structures using the systems to treat medical conditions associated therewith.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2019
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventors: Sean FINSON, John Joseph STANKUS