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US 12,274,847 · App. 18/761,293 · Granted Apr 15, 2025

Method and articles for treating the sinus system

Inventors: Anthony J. Hanson (Chaska, MN); John R. Drontle (Monticello, MN); Chad Harris (Albertville, MN); Matthew Higgins (Maple Grove, MN)
Assignee: Stryker Corporation
A61M29/02A61B1/06A61B17/24A61B90/30A61B90/50A61F5/08A61B2017/00734A61B2034/102A61B2034/105A61B2034/107A61B34/20A61B2034/2051A61B2090/304A61B2090/306A61B2090/309A61M2029/025A61M2210/0681
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Patent No.
US 12,274,847
App. No.
18/761,293
Granted
Apr 15, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method of treating a sinus cavity of a subject includes advancing a distal portion of a light source through a drainage pathway of a sinus cavity and into the sinus cavity and visually observing a transdermal light emitted from the light source. A distal portion of a substantially rigid inner guide member of a balloon dilation catheter is advanced into the drainage pathway, the balloon dilation catheter including a movable shaft including a balloon that is slidably mounted on the substantially rigid inner guide member. The movable shaft and balloon are advanced distally over the substantially rigid inner guide member to place a portion of the balloon in the drainage pathway whereby the balloon is inflated.

Claims (72)

1. A balloon dilation device comprising:

a handle having a proximal end and a distal end;

an inner guide member comprising a proximal portion and a distal portion, wherein the proximal portion of the inner guide member is in the handle, wherein the distal portion of the inner guide member extends distally from the distal end of the handle, wherein the inner guide member comprises a lumen extending from a proximal end of the inner guide member to a distal end of the inner guide member, wherein the distal portion of the inner guide member is malleable such that the distal portion of the inner guide member is configured to be shaped with an angle of 0 degrees to 120 degrees relative to the proximal portion of the inner guide member, wherein the inner guide member is a stainless steel hypotube;

a polymeric shaft mounted about a periphery of the inner guide member; and

an inflatable balloon coupled to the polymeric shaft and disposed about the inner guide member,

wherein the inner guide member has a rigidity that is greater than a rigidity of the polymeric shaft,

wherein a portion of the inner guide member extends distally of a distal end of the polymeric shaft and a distal end of the inflatable balloon, and

wherein the inner guide member has an inner diameter in a range of about 0.508 mm (0.02 inch) to about 1.27 mm (0.05 inch) and a wall thickness between about 0.2032 mm (0.008 inch) to about 0.3048 mm (0.012 inch).

2. The balloon dilation device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a first port at the proximal end of the handle, wherein the first port is coupled to the proximal end of the inner guide member and configured to provide access to the lumen of the inner guide member;

a second port at the proximal end of the handle; and

an inflation lumen extending from the second port of the handle to the inflatable balloon,

wherein a center axis of the first port is coaxial with a longitudinal axis of the proximal portion of the inner guide member in the handle, and

wherein a center axis of the second port is at an acute angle relative to the longitudinal axis of the proximal portion of the inner guide member in the handle.

3. The balloon dilation device of claim 2 , wherein the handle comprises a top side, a bottom side, a first lateral side, and a second lateral side that extend between the proximal end and the distal end of the handle, wherein the top side is opposite of the bottom side, wherein the first lateral side is opposite of the second lateral side,

wherein the first port and the second port are centered between the first lateral side and the second lateral side,

wherein the first port is above the second port such that the first port is closer to the top side and the second port is closer to the bottom side.

4. The balloon dilation device of claim 3 , wherein the handle comprises a distal portion, a proximal portion, and an intermediate portion between the distal portion and the proximal portion,

wherein the distal portion tapers inwardly from the intermediate portion to the distal end of the handle, and

wherein the proximal portion tapers outwardly from the intermediate portion to the proximal end of the handle.

5. The balloon dilation device of claim 2 , wherein the polymeric shaft comprises a rider lumen and the inflation lumen, and wherein the inner guide member is disposed in the rider lumen.

6. The balloon dilation device of claim 1 , wherein the inner guide member has an outer diameter of about 0.050 inches to about 0.110 inches.

7. The balloon dilation device of claim 1 , wherein, when the inflatable balloon is inflated, the inflatable balloon has a diameter between about 5 millimeters (mm) and about 7 mm, and

wherein the inflatable balloon has a length of about 10 mm to about 25 mm.

8. The balloon dilation device of claim 1 , wherein the distal end of the inner guide member comprises an atraumatic tip, and

wherein the atraumatic tip has an outer diameter between about 1 millimeter (mm) and about 3 mm.

9. The balloon dilation device of claim 1 , wherein the inner guide member has a length defined between the distal end of the inner guide member and the proximal end of the inner guide member, and wherein the length is about 7 inches to about 11 inches.

10. The balloon dilation device of claim 1 , wherein the distal end of the inner guide member comprises a bulbous tip.

11. The balloon dilation device of claim 10 , wherein the bulbous tip has an outer diameter between 1 mm and 3 mm.

12. A balloon dilation device comprising:

a handle having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the handle defines an enclosed internal cavity, wherein the handle comprises a first port at the proximal end of the handle and a second port at the proximal end of the handle;

an inner guide member comprising a proximal portion and a distal portion,

wherein the proximal portion of the inner guide member extends through the enclosed internal cavity of the handle from the distal end of the handle to the first port, wherein the distal portion of the inner guide member extends distally from the distal end of the handle, wherein the inner guide member comprises a lumen extending from a proximal end of the inner guide member to a distal end of the inner guide member, wherein the proximal end of the inner guide member is coupled to the first port by a sealed interface;

a flexible polymeric shaft mounted about a periphery of the inner guide member; and

an inflatable balloon coupled to polymeric shaft and disposed about the inner guide member,

wherein a portion of the inner guide member extends distally of a distal end of the flexible polymeric shaft and a distal end of the inflatable balloon,

wherein the flexible polymeric shaft comprises an inflation lumen that extends from the second port to the inflatable balloon,

wherein the inner guide member comprises an opening at the distal end,

wherein the inner guide member is a stainless steel hypotube, and

wherein the distal portion of the inner guide member is malleable such that the distal portion of the inner guide member is configured to be shaped with an angle of 0 degrees to 120 degrees relative to the proximal portion of the inner guide member.

13. The balloon dilation device of claim 12 , wherein the handle comprises a recessed region that receives the inner guide member and the flexible polymeric shaft.

14. The balloon dilation device of claim 13 , wherein the recessed region is Y-shaped.

15. The balloon dilation device of claim 12 , wherein the handle comprises a top side, a bottom side, a first lateral side, and a second lateral side that extend between the proximal end and the distal end of the handle, wherein the top side is opposite of the bottom side, wherein the first lateral side is opposite of the second lateral side,

wherein the first port and the second port are centered between the first lateral side and the second lateral side,

wherein the first port is above the second port such that the first port is closer to the top side and the second port is closer to the bottom side.

16. The balloon dilation device of claim 15 , wherein the handle comprises a distal portion, a proximal portion, and an intermediate portion between the distal portion and the proximal portion,

wherein the distal portion tapers inwardly from the intermediate portion to the distal end of the handle, and

wherein the proximal portion tapers outwardly from the intermediate portion to the proximal end of the handle.

17. The balloon dilation device of claim 12 , wherein the inner guide member has an inner diameter in a range of about 0.508 mm (0.02 inch) to about 1.27 mm (0.05 inch) and a wall thickness between about 0.2032 mm (0.008 inch) to about 0.3048 mm (0.012 inch).

18. The balloon dilation device of claim 17 , wherein the inner guide member has an outer diameter of about 0.050 inches to about 0.110 inches.

19. The balloon dilation device of claim 12 , wherein the inner guide member has a length defined between the distal end of the inner guide member and the proximal end of the inner guide member, and wherein the length is about 7 inches to about 11 inches.

20. The balloon dilation device of claim 12 , wherein the first port is and the inner guide member are configured such that the lumen is usable for one or more function selected from a group consisting of: (i) aspirating a fluid at the distal end of the inner guide member, and (ii) delivering fluid at the distal end of the inner guide member.

21. The balloon dilation device of claim 12 , wherein the flexible polymeric shaft comprises a rider lumen and the inflation lumen, and wherein the inner guide member is disposed in the rider lumen.

22. The balloon dilation device of claim 12 , wherein the distal end of the inner guide member comprises a bulbous tip, and wherein the bulbous tip has an outer diameter between 1 mm and 3 mm.

23. A method of making a balloon dilation device, comprising:

coupling an inflatable balloon to a polymeric shaft;

mounting the polymeric shaft about a periphery of an inner guide member, wherein the inner guide member has a rigidity that is greater than a rigidity of the polymeric shaft, wherein a portion of the inner guide member extends distally of a distal end of the polymeric shaft and a distal end of the inflatable balloon, wherein the inflatable balloon is disposed about the inner guide member, wherein a distal portion of the inner guide member is malleable such that the distal portion of the inner guide member is configured to be shaped with an angle of 0 degrees to 120 degrees relative to a proximal portion of the inner guide member, wherein the inner guide member is a stainless steel hypotube, and wherein the inner guide member has an inner diameter in a range of about 0.508 mm (0.02 inch) to about 1.27 mm (0.05 inch) and a wall thickness between about 0.2032 mm (0.008 inch) to about 0.3048 mm (0.012 inch); and

coupling the inner guide member to a handle such that (i) a proximal portion of the inner guide member and a proximal portion of the polymeric shaft are in an internal cavity of the handle and (ii) a distal portion of the inner guide member and a distal portion of the polymeric shaft extend distally of a distal end of the handle, wherein the inner guide member comprises a lumen extending from a proximal end of the inner guide member to a distal end of the inner guide member.

24. The method of claim 23 , further comprising disposing the proximal portion of the inner guide member and the proximal portion of the polymeric shaft in a recessed region of the handle, wherein the recessed region of the handle is Y-shaped.

25. The method of claim 23 , further comprising:

coupling a first port to the handle at the proximal end of the handle;

coupling a proximal end of the inner guide member to the first port by a sealed interface;

coupling a second port to the handle at the proximal end of the handle; and

coupling a proximal end of an inflation lumen of the polymeric shaft to the second port by a sealed interface.

26. The method of claim 25 , wherein the handle comprises a top side, a bottom side, a first lateral side, and a second lateral side that extend between the proximal end and the distal end of the handle, wherein the top side is opposite of the bottom side, wherein the first lateral side is opposite of the second lateral side,

wherein the first port and the second port are centered between the first lateral side and the second lateral side,

wherein the first port is above the second port such that the first port is closer to the top side and the second port is closer to the bottom side.

27. The method of claim 23 , further comprising forming the inner guide member with an outer diameter of about 0.050 inches to about 0.110 inches.

28. The method of claim 23 , further comprising forming the inner guide member with a length defined between the distal end of the inner guide member and the proximal end of the inner guide member, and wherein the length is about 7 inches to about 11 inches.

29. The method of claim 23 , further comprising forming an atraumatic tip at a distal end of the inner guide member, and

wherein the atraumatic tip has an outer diameter between about 1 millimeter (mm) and about 3 mm.

30. The method of claim 23 , further comprising forming the inner guide member by forming the stainless steel hypotube.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 6, 2025
From: HANSON, ANTHONY J.; DRONTLE, JOHN R.; HARRIS, CHAD; HIGGINS, MATTHEW
To: ENTELLUS MEDICAL, INC.
Reel/Frame 070128/0934 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 6, 2025
From: ENTELLUS MEDICAL, INC.
To: STRYKER CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 070129/0159 →
Continuity (8)
Continuation 17072879 · Oct 16, 2020
Continuation 16011397 · Jun 18, 2018
Continuation 14918468 · Oct 20, 2015
Continuation 14468617 · Aug 26, 2014
Continuation 13277885 · Oct 20, 2011
Continuation In Part 12479521 · Jun 5, 2009
Provisional Application 61405035 · Oct 20, 2010
Related Publication 20240350780A1 · Oct 24, 2024
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