Patent ID: 8277503

Claim:
A method for irrigating a maxillary sinus cavity comprising: implanting at least a portion of a flexible tube in the maxillary sinus cavity, wherein the flexible tube comprises a proximal end, a distal end, a passageway extending therethrough, a first generally linear tube segment extending from the proximal end, a first generally curved tube segment extending from an end of the first generally linear tube segment, a second generally linear tube segment extending from an end of the first generally curved tube segment, a second generally curved tube segment extending from an end of the second generally linear tube segment, a third generally linear tube segment extending from an end of the second generally curved tube segment, and a third generally curved tube segment extending from an end of the third generally linear tube segment, wherein the second generally linear tube segment, the second generally curved tube segment, the third generally linear tube segment, and the third generally curved tube segment are positioned in the maxillary sinus cavity, and wherein at least a portion of the first curved tube segment is placed in a maxillary sinus ostium.