Tube, stent and collar insertion device
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1. A surgical device in communication with a suction source, said device for suctioning of the middle ear with the insertion and placement of a ventilation tube in the tympanic membrane, said device comprising:
- a tubular rod portion having a longitudinal axis, a proximal end, and a distal end with ventilation tube disposed thereon;
an insertion collar portion coaxial to the longitudinal axis of said rod portion to effectively apply a force against the mounted ventilation tube through the tympanic membrane when said rod portion is advanced; and
wherein said rod portion is adapted to allow suction of the middle ear through the distal end of said rod portion during the insertion and/or placement of the ventilation tube.
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Abstract
A surgical device and method designed to make insertion of pressure equalization tubes for effusion of the inner ear faster, more reliable, and safer by combining the placement of the pressure equalization tube with suction of the inner ear, decreasing the number of instruments and instrument passes into and out of the ear canal. A surgical insertion tool permits the direct coaxial insertion of the stent through the surgically created ostium, and which may be under direct, clear endoscopic control.
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1. A surgical device in communication with a suction source, said device for suctioning of the middle ear with the insertion and placement of a ventilation tube in the tympanic membrane, said device comprising:
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a tubular rod portion having a longitudinal axis, a proximal end, and a distal end with ventilation tube disposed thereon;
an insertion collar portion coaxial to the longitudinal axis of said rod portion to effectively apply a force against the mounted ventilation tube through the tympanic membrane when said rod portion is advanced; and
wherein said rod portion is adapted to allow suction of the middle ear through the distal end of said rod portion during the insertion and/or placement of the ventilation tube. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A surgical device in communication with a suction source, said device for suctioning of the middle ear with the insertion and placement of a ventilation tube mounted on a tubular rod portion in the tympanic membrane, wherein said tubular rod portion having a longitudinal axis, a proximal end, and a distal end and is adapted to allow suction of the middle ear through the distal end of said rod portion during the insertion and/or placement of the ventilation tube, said device comprising:
an insertion collar portion coaxial to the longitudinal axis of said rod portion to effectively apply a force against the mounted ventilation tube through the tympanic membrane when said rod portion is advanced.
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22. A surgical device for the insertion and placement of a stent in the sinus ostium, said device comprising:
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a rod portion having a longitudinal axis, a proximal end, and a distal end with the stent disposed thereon; and
an insertion collar portion coaxial to the longitudinal axis of said rod portion to effectively apply a force against the mounted stent through the sinus ostium when said rod portion is advanced. - View Dependent Claims (23, 26)
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24. A surgical device for the insertion and placement of a stent in the sinus ostium, wherein said stent is mounted on a rod portion, said device comprising:
an insertion collar portion coaxial to the longitudinal axis of said rod portion to effectively apply a force against the mounted stent through the sinus ostium when said rod portion is advanced. - View Dependent Claims (25, 27)
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