MEDICAL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TREATMENT OF A SINUS OPENING
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Abstract
A medical device and method for the treatment of a sinus opening includes a handle, a guide catheter, a guide wire, a balloon catheter, a guide wire movement mechanism and a balloon catheter movement mechanism. The handle has proximal and distal ends and a longitudinal axis along the length of the handle. The guide catheter is attached to the distal end of the handle and has a catheter lumen. The guide wire and balloon catheter are both disposed at least partially in the handle and catheter lumen. The guide wire movement mechanism and the balloon catheter movement mechanism are both operatively disposed on the handle. In addition, the guide wire movement mechanism is configured for advancement and retraction of the guide wire through the handle and catheter lumen by user operation of the guide wire movement mechanism. Moreover, the guide wire movement mechanism includes an integrated guide wire locking and rotation mechanism configured for rotation of the guide wire and for securely locking and unlocking the guide wire to the guide wire movement mechanism. Furthermore, the balloon catheter movement mechanism is configured for advancement and retraction of the balloon catheter through the handle and catheter lumen by user operation of the balloon catheter movement mechanism.
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63 Claims
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44. A method for treating a sinus opening, the method comprising:
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(a) inserting a portion of a medical device for treatment of a sinus opening partially into a patient'"'"'s anatomy, wherein the medical device includes; (i) a handle having a proximal end and a distal end, (ii) a guide wire integrated with the handle, (iii) a guide wire movement mechanism slidably positioned between the proximal end of the handle and the distal end of the handle, (iv) a guide wire locking and rotation mechanism integrated with the guide wire movement mechanism, (v) a balloon catheter, and (vi) a balloon catheter movement mechanism positioned between the proximal end of the handle and the distal end of the handle; (b) positioning the portion of the medical device in the sinus opening; (c) advancing the guide wire into the sinus opening via user operation of the guide wire movement mechanism of the medical device, wherein the balloon catheter movement mechanism and the guide wire movement mechanism remain positioned between the proximal end of the handle and the distal end of the handle during the act of advancing the guide wire; (d) advancing the balloon catheter of the medical device along the guide wire via user operation of the balloon catheter movement mechanism of the medical device, wherein the balloon catheter movement mechanism and the guide wire movement mechanism remain positioned between the proximal end of the handle and the distal end of the handle during the act of advancing the balloon catheter; and (e) treating the sinus opening via inflation of the balloon catheter. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
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57. A method of treating an anatomical passageway within a head of a patient, the anatomical passageway being selected from the group consisting of the nasal anatomy, the paranasal sinus ostium, a paranasal sinus, and a Eustachian tube opening, the method comprising:
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(a) inserting a guide into a head of a patient, the guide extending distally from a handle assembly of a medical device, the handle assembly including; (i) a body, (ii) a first actuator integrated with the body and movable relative to the body, (iii) a second actuator moveably coupled with the first actuator such that the second actuator is movable relative to the first actuator and relative to the body, and (iv) a third actuator integrated with the body and movable relative to the body; (b) advancing a guide wire of the medical device into the head of the patient, the act of advancing the guide wire into the head of the patient including moving the first actuator relative to the body of the handle assembly; (c) advancing the guide wire into the anatomical passageway, the act of advancing the guide wire into the anatomical passageway including moving the first actuator relative to the body of the handle assembly; (c) advancing a dilation catheter of the medical device along the guide wire into the anatomical passageway, the act of advancing the dilation catheter of the medical device along the guide wire into the anatomical passageway including moving the third actuator relative to the body of the handle assembly; and (d) expanding a dilator of the dilation catheter to thereby dilate the anatomical passageway. - View Dependent Claims (58, 59, 60)
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61. A medical device for treatment of a sinus opening, the medical device comprising:
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(a) a handle with; (i) a proximal end, (ii) a distal end, and (iii) a longitudinal axis along the length of the handle; (b) a guide wire; (c) a guide member attached to the distal end of the handle; (d) a guide wire movement mechanism operatively disposed on the handle; (e) a balloon catheter; and (f) a balloon catheter movement mechanism operatively disposed on the handle; wherein the handle is configured for operatively accepting the guide wire and the balloon catheter; wherein the guide wire movement mechanism is configured for advancement and retraction of the guide wire disposed at least partially in the handle by user operation of the guide wire movement mechanism; wherein the guide wire movement mechanism includes an integrated guide wire locking and rotation mechanism configured for rotation of the guide wire locking and rotation mechanism relative to the guide wire movement mechanism and the handle, and for securely locking and unlocking the guide wire to the guide wire movement mechanism; wherein the guide wire movement mechanism comprises a proximal end and a distal end and a longitudinal axis between the proximal end and the distal end, said guide wire movement mechanism configured to direct the guide wire along the longitudinal axis of the guide wire movement mechanism from the proximal end to the distal end of the guide wire movement mechanism and in a direction that is not along the longitudinal axis into the handle distal to the distal end of the guide wire movement mechanism; and wherein the balloon catheter movement mechanism is configured for advancement and retraction of a balloon catheter disposed at least partially in the handle by user operation of the balloon catheter movement mechanism. - View Dependent Claims (62, 63)
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