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Devices, Systems and Methods For Diagnosing and Treating Sinusitis and Other Disorders of the Ears, Nose and/or Throat

  • US 20100210901A1
  • Filed: 04/29/2010
  • Published: 08/19/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/21/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A device for removing polyps or other tissue from the nose, nasopharynx or paranasal sinus, said device comprising:

  • a flexible catheter having a distal end and a lumen;

    a flexible tube having an open distal end and a lumen extending therethrough, said flexible tube being rotatably disposed within a lumen of the catheter such that the flexible tube may rotate while the catheter does not rotate;

    a rotating cutter on the distal end of the flexible tube; and

    an opening formed in the catheter such that matter may be received through the opening and cut by the rotating cutter.

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