Stabilized surgical device for performing a sphenopalatine ganglion block procedure
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1. A device for delivering a medication to a patient, the device comprising:
- a handle comprising a proximal end and a distal end;
an inflation device at least partially and integrally disposed within the handle;
a flexible tubular member extending from the distal end of the handle, the flexible tubular member comprising;
a proximal end,a distal end,an inflation lumen coupled to the inflation device via an inflation tube, wherein the inflation tube is disposed within the handle, wherein the inflation lumen extends from the proximal end of the flexible tubular member, anda second lumen extending from the proximal end of the flexible tubular member to a medication port, wherein the second lumen is coupled to a medication tube, wherein the medication tube is at least partially disposed within the handle;
an expandable member attached to the flexible tubular member, the expandable member comprising a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the inflation lumen opens into the expandable member;
an illumination device disposed adjacent the distal end of the flexible tubular member and distally of the expandable member; and
a non-inflatable stabilizer slidably coupled to the flexible tubular member, wherein the non-inflatable stabilizer is capable of sliding along the flexible tubular member between the handle and the expandable member.
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Abstract
Methods and devices to quickly and accurately locate the sphenopalatine ganglion (SPG) while performing a sphenopalatine ganglion block procedure that introduces a medication to the SPG. The methods and devices also prevent the medication applied to the SPG from flowing down a patient'"'"'s throat during the procedure.
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1. A device for delivering a medication to a patient, the device comprising:
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a handle comprising a proximal end and a distal end; an inflation device at least partially and integrally disposed within the handle; a flexible tubular member extending from the distal end of the handle, the flexible tubular member comprising; a proximal end, a distal end, an inflation lumen coupled to the inflation device via an inflation tube, wherein the inflation tube is disposed within the handle, wherein the inflation lumen extends from the proximal end of the flexible tubular member, and a second lumen extending from the proximal end of the flexible tubular member to a medication port, wherein the second lumen is coupled to a medication tube, wherein the medication tube is at least partially disposed within the handle; an expandable member attached to the flexible tubular member, the expandable member comprising a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the inflation lumen opens into the expandable member; an illumination device disposed adjacent the distal end of the flexible tubular member and distally of the expandable member; and a non-inflatable stabilizer slidably coupled to the flexible tubular member, wherein the non-inflatable stabilizer is capable of sliding along the flexible tubular member between the handle and the expandable member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for delivering a medication to a sphenopalatine ganglion of a patient, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) inserting a device into a portion of a nasal cavity of a patient through a nostril, the device comprising; a handle comprising a proximal end and a distal end; an inflation device at least partially and integrally disposed within the handle; a flexible tubular member extending from the distal end of the handle, the flexible tubular member comprising; a proximal end, a distal end, an inflation lumen coupled to the inflation device via an inflation tube, wherein the inflation tube is disposed within the handle, wherein the inflation lumen extends from the proximal end of the flexible tubular member, and a second lumen extending from the proximal end of the flexible tubular member to a medication port, wherein the second lumen is coupled to a medication tube, wherein the medication tube is at least partially disposed within the handle; an expandable member attached to the flexible tubular member, the expandable member comprising a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the inflation lumen opens into the expandable member, wherein the medication port is disposed proximally of the proximal end of the expandable member; an illumination device disposed adjacent the distal end of the flexible tubular member and distally of the expandable member; and a non-inflatable stabilizer slidably coupled to the flexible tubular member, wherein the non-inflatable stabilizer is capable of sliding along the flexible tubular member between the handle and the expandable member; (b) activating the illumination device; (c) placing the expandable member adjacent the patient'"'"'s choana; (d) expanding the expandable member adjacent the patient'"'"'s choana; (e) sliding the non-inflatable stabilizer adjacent the patient'"'"'s nose; (e) introducing a medication to sphenopalatine ganglion through the medication port in the flexible tubular member; and (f) removing the device from the nasal cavity. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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