Patent ID: 9220879
Filing Date: 2015-12-29
Classification: A61B,A61M

Abstract:
1. A method for treating an anatomical passageway within a patient's sino-nasal anatomy, the method comprising: (a) advancing a guide device into the patient's head to position a distal end of the guide device near or within an anatomical passageway within the patient's sino-nasal anatomy; (b) advancing a balloon catheter over or through the guide device to position a balloon of the catheter within the anatomical passageway; (c) remodeling the anatomical passageway by expanding the balloon within the anatomical passageway to enlarge the anatomical passageway; (d) introducing irrigation fluid into the patient's sino-nasal anatomy using an irrigation device; and (e) removing the balloon catheter, irrigation device and guide device from the head.