Surgical device for performing a sphenopalatine ganglion block procedure
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1. A device for delivering a medication to a patient, the device comprising:
- a handle comprising a proximal end and a distal end;
an inflation device integrated in the handle, wherein the inflation device comprises a plunger extending from the distal end of the handle;
a flexible tubular member extending from the handle, the flexible tubular member comprising a proximal end, a distal end, an inflation lumen coupled to the plunger and extending from the proximal end of the flexible tubular member, and a second lumen extending from the proximal end of the flexible tubular member to a port;
an expandable member attached to the flexible tubular member, the expandable member comprising a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the inflation lumen opens into the expandable member, wherein the port is disposed proximally of the proximal end of the expandable member; and
an illumination device disposed adjacent the distal end of the flexible tubular member and distally of the expandable member.
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Abstract
Methods and devices quickly and accurately locate the sphenopalatine ganglion (SPG) while performing a sphenopalatine ganglion block procedure that introduces a medication to the SPG. The methods and devices also prevent the medication applied to the SPG from flowing down a patient'"'"'s throat during the procedure.
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1. A device for delivering a medication to a patient, the device comprising:
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a handle comprising a proximal end and a distal end; an inflation device integrated in the handle, wherein the inflation device comprises a plunger extending from the distal end of the handle; a flexible tubular member extending from the handle, the flexible tubular member comprising a proximal end, a distal end, an inflation lumen coupled to the plunger and extending from the proximal end of the flexible tubular member, and a second lumen extending from the proximal end of the flexible tubular member to a port; an expandable member attached to the flexible tubular member, the expandable member comprising a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the inflation lumen opens into the expandable member, wherein the port is disposed proximally of the proximal end of the expandable member; and an illumination device disposed adjacent the distal end of the flexible tubular member and distally of the expandable member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A device for delivering a medication to a patient, the device comprising:
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a handle comprising a proximal end and a distal end; an inflation device integrated in the handle, wherein the inflation device comprises a plunger extending from the distal end of the handle; a flexible tubular member extending from the handle, the flexible tubular member comprising a proximal end, a distal end, an inflation lumen extending from the proximal end, a second lumen extending from the proximal end to a port disposed proximally of the distal end of the flexible tubular member; an expandable member attached to the flexible tubular member, wherein the inflation lumens opens into the expandable member, wherein the port is disposed proximally of the expandable member, and a pressure relief valve disposed within the handle and coupled to the plunger and the inflation lumen. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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