Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Balloon catheter with image capture and light emission features
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Application No.: US14826412Application Date: 2015-08-14
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Publication No.: US09931026B2Publication Date: 2018-04-03
- Inventor: Hung V. Ha , Ketan P. Muni , Andy Nguyen , Randy S. Chan
- Applicant: Acclarent, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Irvine
- Assignee: ACCLARENT, INC.
- Current Assignee: ACCLARENT, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Irvine
- Agency: Frost Brown Todd LLC.
- Main IPC: A61B1/00
- IPC: A61B1/00 ; A61B1/04 ; A61B1/05 ; A61B1/06 ; A61B1/07 ; A61B1/227 ; A61B1/32 ; A61B1/233 ; A61M25/10 ; A61M29/02 ; A61M25/06

Abstract:
A dilation catheter system comprises a guide member, a dilation catheter, and an image sensor. The guide member includes a shaft comprising a distal end and a proximal end. The shaft defines a longitudinal axis. The dilation catheter comprises an expandable dilator and is movable relative to the guide member. The expandable dilator is sized to fit within one or both of a Eustachian tube or a passageway associated with a paranasal sinus. The image sensor is configured to provide visualization within anatomy of a patient. The image sensor is integral with the dilation catheter.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160287059A1 BALLOON CATHETER WITH IMAGE CAPTURE AND LIGHT EMISSION FEATURES Public/Granted day:2016-10-06
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