Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method for treating obstructed paranasal sphenoid sinuses
- Patent Title (中): 治疗阻塞性鼻旁蝶窦的方法
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Application No.: US12117961Application Date: 2008-05-09
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Publication No.: US07753929B2Publication Date: 2010-07-13
- Inventor: Bruce B. Becker
- Applicant: Bruce B. Becker
- Applicant Address: US CA Menlo Park
- Assignee: Acclarent, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Acclarent, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Menlo Park
- Agency: Steptoe & Johnson LLP
- Main IPC: A61M29/00
- IPC: A61M29/00

Abstract:
A method of treating a patient's sphenoid sinus having an obstructed or narrowed sphenoid ostium. A balloon of a balloon catheter is inflated in the obstructed or narrowed sphenoid ostium to enlarge the ostium. The ostium remains enlarged after the balloon catheter is removed.
Public/Granted literature
- US20080215082A1 Method for treating obstructed paranasal sphenoid sinuses Public/Granted day:2008-09-04
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