Balloon catheters and methods for treating paranasal sinuses
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1. A method of directly treating a patient'"'"'s maxillary sinus having an obstructed or narrowed maxillary ostium, the method comprising:
- pushing a distal segment of a balloon catheter through the obstructed or narrowed maxillary ostium;
inflating a balloon of the balloon catheter in the obstructed or narrowed maxillary ostium to enlarge the ostium without excising bone or mucosa from the ostium, the ostium being enlarged when the balloon is inflated; and
removing the balloon catheter from the now enlarged ostium, which remains enlarged for a period of time effective to treat the obstructed or narrowed ostium after the balloon catheter is removed.
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A method of treating a patient'"'"'s maxillary sinus having an obstructed or narrowed maxillary ostium. A balloon of a balloon catheter is inflated in the obstructed or narrowed maxillary ostium to enlarge the ostium. The ostium remains enlarged after the balloon catheter is removed.
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1. A method of directly treating a patient'"'"'s maxillary sinus having an obstructed or narrowed maxillary ostium, the method comprising:
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pushing a distal segment of a balloon catheter through the obstructed or narrowed maxillary ostium; inflating a balloon of the balloon catheter in the obstructed or narrowed maxillary ostium to enlarge the ostium without excising bone or mucosa from the ostium, the ostium being enlarged when the balloon is inflated; and removing the balloon catheter from the now enlarged ostium, which remains enlarged for a period of time effective to treat the obstructed or narrowed ostium after the balloon catheter is removed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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