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Method for treating a bleeding nose

  • US 5,546,964 A
  • Filed: 01/27/1995
  • Issued: 08/20/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/02/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for treating a nosebleed, which comprises:

  • (a) inserting a catheter having a front end into a bleeding nose having a bleeding point inside the nose and an air passage above the bleeding point, wherein said front end of said catheter has an inflatable balloon, said catheter having an opening for administering a liquid, wherein said opening is immediately below said inflatable balloon,(b) positioning said catheter inside the bleeding nose such that said balloon is positioned above the bleeding point inside the nose,(c) inflating said balloon thereby substantially blocking the air passage, wherein said inflated balloon contacts the air passage substantially above the bleeding point, and(d) passing a liquid through said opening for administering a liquid for a time sufficient to inhibit a nosebleed.

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