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Frontal sinus stent

  • US 5,693,065 A
  • Filed: 06/25/1996
  • Issued: 12/02/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/25/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A frontal sinus stent that comprises a flexible, resilient hollow bulb affixed to the wall of said flexible hollow tube at one of said two ends of said tube, said bulb including multiple resilient ribs separated by at least one opening into said hollow bulb between each pair of said ribs, at least one of said openings into said hollow bulb together with said tube providing a fluid conduit, said ribs extending sufficiently beyond the periphery of said tube to retain said stent in a frontal sinus.

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