Devices, Systems and Methods For Diagnosing and Treating Sinusitis and Other Disorders of the Ears, Nose and/or Throat
First Claim
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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Abstract
Sinusitis, enlarged nasal turbinates, tumors, infections, hearing disorders, allergic conditions, facial fractures and other disorders of the ear, nose and throat are diagnosed and/or treated using minimally invasive approaches and, in many cases, flexible catheters as opposed to instruments having rigid shafts. Various diagnostic procedures and devices are used to perform imaging studies, mucus flow studies, air/gas flow studies, anatomic dimension studies, endoscopic studies and transillumination studies. Access and occluder devices may be used to establish fluid tight seals in the anterior or posterior nasal cavities/nasopharynx and to facilitate insertion of working devices (e.g., scopes, guidewires, catheters, tissue cutting or remodeling devices, electrosurgical devices, energy emitting devices, devices for injecting diagnostic or therapeutic agents, devices for implanting devices such as stents, substance eluting devices, substance delivery implants, etc.
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25 Claims
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1. A device for removing polyps or other tissue from the nose, nasopharynx or paranasal sinus, said device comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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24. A nasal access and anterior occlusion device for use in the diagnosis and/or treatment of sinusitis or a disorder of the ear, nose or throat, said device comprising:
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an anterior occluder for occluding the nostril or nasal cavity on one side of the nasal septum; and
a working device insertion port through which a working device may be inserted and advanced past the anterior occluder to a location within the nose, nasopharynx or paranasal sinus; andat least one valve that allows a working device to be inserted through said working device insertion port and prevents blood or other fluid from backflowing out of the working device insertion port, at least when no working device is inserted therethrough. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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