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Apparatus and method for treating rhinitis

  • US 9,763,743 B2
  • Filed: 07/24/2015
  • Issued: 09/19/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/25/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for treating rhinitis of a patient, the method comprising:

  • visualizing a tissue region of a lateral nasal wall located within a nasal cavity of the patient;

    inserting a distal end of a surgical probe into a sub-mucosal space of the lateral nasal wall of the patient, the surgical probe comprising a surgical probe shaft with a proximal end and the distal end, a handle coupled to the proximal end, a cryo-ablation element disposed on the distal end, and a position indicator disposed in the vicinity of the distal end;

    advancing the distal end of the surgical probe shaft within the lateral nasal wall tissue region and towards at least one posterior nasal nerve associated with the lateral nasal wall tissue region while visually tracking a position of the distal end with the position indicator; and

    cryogenically ablating the at least one posterior nasal nerve with the cryo-ablation element to reduce at least one symptom of rhinitis.

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