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Patent US8764786 - Balloon catheters and methods for treating paranasal sinuses - Google Patents
A set of sinus balloon catheters are provided for treating a patient's paranasal sinus system, including dilating prepared openings, and natural ostia and ducts and excising sinus cavities. These include a balloon catheter with a bend placing a distal segment at 90° to a proximal segment and a balloon...http://www.google.ca/patents/US8764786?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8764786 - Balloon catheters and methods for treating paranasal sinuses
Publication number US8764786 B2
Application number US 13/648,111
Also published as US7717933, US7740642, US7753929, US7753930, US7854744, US8100933, US8317816, US9457175, US20040064150, US20060149310, US20080208242, US20080208243, US20080215082, US20080215083, US20080281349, US20090125046, US20130096605, US20140336694, US20160058990, US20170080194
Publication number 13648111, 648111, US 8764786 B2, US 8764786B2, US-B2-8764786, US8764786 B2, US8764786B2
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US 8764786 B2
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International Classification A61M29/00, A61F2/958, A61M29/02