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- Patent Title: System and method for treatment of non-ventilating middle ear by providing a gas pathway through the nasopharynx
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Application No.: US12730492Application Date: 2010-03-24
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Publication No.: US08435290B2Publication Date: 2013-05-07
- Inventor: Anton G. Clifford , Joshua Makower , John Y. Chang , John H. Morriss , Earl A. Bright, II , Eric Goldfarb , Julia D. Vrany , Ketan P. Muni , William E. Bolger , Joseph Roberson
- Applicant: Anton G. Clifford , Joshua Makower , John Y. Chang , John H. Morriss , Earl A. Bright, II , Eric Goldfarb , Julia D. Vrany , Ketan P. Muni , William E. Bolger , Joseph Roberson
- Applicant Address: US CA Menlo Park
- Assignee: Acclarent, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Acclarent, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Menlo Park
- Agency: Frost Brown Todd LLC
- Main IPC: A61F2/18
- IPC: A61F2/18
Abstract:
Methods and devices for providing a gas pathway between the nasopharynx and the Eustachian tube are provided. One device may include a lumen with a valve. A portion of the valve may be tethered to adjacent muscle. Another portion of the valve may be tethered to adjacent cartilage. When the muscle contracts the valve may open through movement of the tethers, and provide a gas pathway between the nasopharynx and the Eustachian tube.
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