Patent ID: 9050440
Filing Date: 2015-06-09
Classification: A61B,A61M

Abstract:
1. A method of treating a patient's nasal sinuses, comprising: (a) providing a balloon catheter having an oblong body having a proximal segment, a balloon member including a distal terminal end, a distal segment, an inflation/deflation supply conduit in fluid communication with a balloon mounted on said distal segment, an irrigation conduit extending distally from said balloon, a suction conduit extending distally from said irrigation conduit, the irrigation conduit configured about and coaxial with the suction conduit, the inflation/deflation supply conduit positioned outside an outer diameter of the irrigation conduit, and a balloon catheter terminal end defining a suction opening which is outside and extending distally beyond the distal terminal end of the balloon; (b) pushing said distal segment with said balloon deflated into a space associated with a nasal sinus of said patient; (c) introducing fluid under pressure into said inflation/deflation supply conduit to inflate said balloon and dilate said space; (d) introducing fluid via said irrigation conduit distally of said balloon, and (e) configuring the terminal end to suction material at a treatment site distally of said balloon via said suction conduit.