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7520876 Device and method for treatment of sinusitis  
A method of treating a constricted sinus passageway of a patient includes traversing the canine fossa region of the patient so as to form a passageway in the sinus cavity. An elongate member is...
7442200 Method of forming medical devices: intravascular occlusion devices  
Medical devices for filtering fluids flowing through a lumen and a method of forming medical devices. The devices can be used in vascular channels, urinary tracts, biliary ducts and the like, and...
7419497 Methods for treating ethmoid disease  
Devices, systems and methods for stenting, spacing, draining, ventilating and/or delivering drugs and other therapeutic or diagnostic substances to desired locations within the bodies of human or...
7294138 Nose pack method and apparatus  
A medical device and method for treating nose bleeds are provided. The device includes packing material interconnected to a flange member. The packing material is insertable into a nasal cavity,...
7169163 Transnasal method and catheter for lacrimal system  
A balloon catheter for treatment of a patient's lacrimal system is applied transnasally without the use of a guide wire or a curve retention member. The catheter uses a stainless steel hypotube of...
7105007 Cervical medical device, system and method  
A device and method for dilating a cervical canal. The device includes an elongated member with an expandable anchoring component attached to its distal tip. An expandable dilating member is...
7060089 Multi-layer stent  
A stent may be formed having a reduced state and an expanded state. The stent having a longitudinal axis therethrough. The stent comprises at least one serpentine segment having a proximal end and...
7011088 Airway  
A medical instrument which improves a state of falling of a tongue root of a patient to makes it easy to maintain an air passage in a pharynx portion. An airway of the present invention comprises:...
6814749 Stent designs for use in peripheral vessels  
Stent designs for use in peripheral vessels, such as the carotid arteries, are disclosed. The stents consist of a plurality of radially expandable cylindrical elements generally aligned on a common...
6709443 Nosebleed lip pack  
A device for treatment of nosebleeds having an elongated body configured to be positioned between the upper gum and the portion of the face below the nose and above the top lip of a human. When so...
6706051 Hemostatic system for body cavities  
Bleeding is controlled on an inner surface of a body cavity, including a non-vascular body passageway, by inserting into the cavity an expandable balloon which is covered by a hemostatic shroud,...
6669711 Operation balloon  
A surgical balloon which is provided with a plurality of balloons so that a fixing property and a shielding property are simultaneously satisfied, and prevents a liquid or a gas from flowing from...
6666211 Nose bleed treatment device  
A nose bleed treatment device that includes a molded adhesive coated foam shell shaped to conform to the nose of a patient as well as a pair of tubular, open-cell foam nostril insert assemblies....
6626172 Device for insertion into the human nose  
A device for insertion into the human nose, characterised by having at least one elastically deformable plate-like base element with an inner side and an outer side and with a substantially...
6607546 Nasal catheter  
The nasal catheter system will provide an improvement over existing devices that do not fill the recesses of the nose, do cause significant pain and still do not stop nosebleeds very effectively....
6596009 Retrievable endoscopic orbital floor splint  
A endoscopic orbital floor splint for placement in a maxillary sinus for supporting an orbital floor having a pedicle portion with an upper surface and lower surface, and a support portion...
6533761 Catheter securing device and bite block  
A device for securing a catheter with respect to a patient's mouth that preferably includes a balloon that can be inflated within the patient's mouth on the exterior of the catheter, a bite block,...
6454785 Percutaneous intragastric balloon catheter for the treatment of obesity  
The present invention relates to a percutaneous intragastric balloon catheter for the treatment of obesity. The invention occupies a portion of the gastric cavity causing a feeling of satiety and...
6453901 Nasal dilator and method of making the same  
The nasal dilator of this invention comprises a truss which includes a resilient spring member secured between a base layer and a cover member. The cover member extends beyond the perimeter of the...
6328753 Method and apparatus for the treatment of sleep apnea and related breathing disorders  
The present invention is a collapsible nasal-oropharyngeal tube and a method of its use. The collapsed tube is inserted via a patient's nostril, then expanded when properly located in the upper...
6193680 Intrathoracic cardiac compression  
Trans-esophageal cardiac compression is performed during cardiopulmonary resuscitation by introducing into the esophagus a tube (12) having a distal inflatable member, such as a balloon (20). The...
6123697 Pressure applying fluid transfer method  
A device for applying pressure using absorbed fluid is disclosed. The device has particular utility in body cavities, such as nasal or sinus passages. In one embodiment, the device includes an...
6027478 Nasal cavity drainage and stoppage system  
A method for simultaneously isolating the flow of blood in a nasal cavity and withdrawing the blood from the nasal cavity is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of inserting a catheter into...
5935165 Voice prosthesis, and control unit for use in the fitting thereof  
A voice prosthesis intended for placing in an opening in the wall between the oesophagus and the windpipe, in the case of which the windpipe opens out into the neck by way of a stoma, comprises a...
5904701 Device for aiding procedural and therapeutic interventions of the gastrointestinal tract  
Balloons are shaped and adapted for use in hollow body orifices. The balloons can be inflated and expanded within the body cavity in such a way as to prevent bleeding in the area, to apply pressure...
5895408 Nasal cleaning insert  
A device to be used for daily cleaning a user's internal walls of his or her nasal cavities. The device is elongated with two ends and an increasing diameter away from the ends. The device is made...
5895373 Feeding tube retaining member filling tool  
A method for placing an external feeding tube in the gastro intestinal tract of a patient. The device includes a feeding tube and a filling tool for filling a fillable retaining member of a feeding...
5861000 Apparatus for releasing congested prostate fluid  
An apparatus for releasing congested prostate fluid including a head having a size suitable for fitting into a human rectum and through a sphincter and having a surface for pushing on a prostate...
5827301 Device and method for intraoperative calibration of a fundus fold cuff  
An apparatus (10) for intraoperative calibration of a fundus fold cuff comprises an inlet having lead (14) the end of which facing the patient being connectable to an inflatable balloon (13) and...
5827224 Pressure applying fluid transfer medical device  
A device for applying pressure using absorbed fluid is disclosed. The device has particular utility in body cavities, such as nasal or sinus passages. In one embodiment, the device includes an...
5792100 Treatment method for transsphenoidal stimulation of the pituitary gland and of nerve structures  
A method and apparatus are provided for the stimulation through the sphenoid sinus, the pituitary gland and the adjoining brain structures. The apparatus consists of an inflatable balloon and which...
5766202 Wire-guided esophagael bougie  
A wire-guided esophageal bougie comprises a PTFE-lined, silicone rubber tube with a tapered, silicone rubber dilator on its distal end, the dilator being more flexible than the PTFE-lined tube....
5755706 Flexible stranded sponge pack  
A surgical sponge device comprising a porous cellular absorbent sponge which is cut into rigid segments. The segments are slidably mounted on a strand with a stop to keep the segments from falling...
5709691 Endotracheal tube cleaning device  
An endotracheal tube cleaning device to be used in an endotracheal tube of the type that has a flow through passage with an interior wall surface that defines an interior diameter thereof. The...
5700252 Lumen-seeking nasogastric tube and method  
Disclosed is an improved nasogastric tube having a coupled or integrally formed flexible tip which facilitates insertion and advancement of the tube through a nasopharynx and into a stomach of a...
5601594 Nasal stent  
A nasal stent for packing the nasal cavity following surgery, which includes a deformable cylinder with a breathing passageway therethrough, the cylinder having a diameter slightly larger than that...
5599284 Pre-operative nasal splint for endoscopic sinus surgery and method  
A nasal splint comprising a turbinate retaining portion and a securing system for securing the splint against the nasal septum and causing the turbinate retaining portion of the splint to retain...
RE35408 Nasal devices  
Devices for improving nasal breathing and to nasal drug delivery devices having two end portions of a resilient material in the form of relatively thin tabs, preferably having a gentle curvature,...
5584827 Nasal-packing article  
A nasal packing article, made from a material that is expansible when wetted, is formed with a plurality of laminae that are independently movable and separable from one another, and that expand to...
5560747 Nasogastric tube construction and method of using same  
A continuous pH monitoring system and method of using it, includes a catheter assembly having a flexible compressible multipassagewayed tube, an anchor assembly connected to the tube to secure it...
5549673 Phonosurgery implant instruments and a system and method of implantation  
A phonosurgery implant is inserted through an opening in the thyroid cartilage to reposition and stabilize a vocal cord. An implant body is formed of a biocompatible material. The body includes a...
5546964 Method for treating a bleeding nose  
The present invention relates to a method for treating nosebleed using warm water rinse, whereby a catheter having an inflatable balloon in its front end and having an opening immediately below...
5540240 Intranasal septal fastener driving method  
A method of securing human nasal tissue includes the steps of providing a fastener driving device including at least one arm member sized and configured to be inserted into a nasal passage;...
5454817 Oto-nasal foreign body extractor  
A body passage foreign body extracting device includes an elongated flexible tubular rod having a compressible bulb attached to its proximal end. The bulb is in fluid communication with the rod in...
5391179 Nasal and/or rhinopharyngeal tampon  
Nasal and/or rhinopharyngeal tampon including an elongated core, with aspiration holes, around which there is a shaped body made of elastic spongy material covered by a thin deformable membrane...
5383891 Nose bleed kid  
A hemostatic tampon kit including an oval-shaped tampon adopted for easy insertion into the nasal cavity by a layman, composed of a compressed synthetic sponge adapted to expand upon contact with...
5370656 Throat pack  
A surgical sponge for use in the larynx of a throat comprising a porous cellular absorbent sponge material pre-formed in a compressed rigid member which retains its compressed small volume...
5361782 Intranasal septal stapling method  
A stapling device is provided including first and second arms, each arm having a distal portion, a central portion and proximal portion; a stapler head rotatably coupled to a free end of the distal...
5350396 Nasal splint  
A nasal splint is described to separate the mucoperiosteum within a nasal cavity. The splint includes an elongate base sized and shaped to separate the inferior conchae. A flexible wing extends...
5336163 Expandable nasal stent  
An expandable nasal stent for postoperative nasal packing is formed of a body with outer surfaces that correspond generally to the surfaces that define a human nasal cavity. The body is formed of a...
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