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Methods and Apparatus for Treating Disorders of the Ear Nose and Throat

  • US 20080103521A1
  • Filed: 10/30/2007
  • Published: 05/01/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/21/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A device useable to dilate an anatomical structure within the ear, nose or throat of a human or animal subject, said device comprising:

  • a handpiece;

    an elongate shaft that extends from the handpiece, said elongate shaft having a distal portion that is insertable through a nostril of the subject'"'"'s nose;

    a dilator having a non-expanded configuration and an expanded configuration; and

    a trigger apparatus on or associated with the handpiece, said trigger apparatus being useable to move the dilator between its non-expanded configuration and its expanded configuration.

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