Apparatus, system, and method for middle turbinate medializer

a technology of medializer and middle turbinate, which is applied in the field of surgical devices for sinus and nasal surgery, can solve the problems of additional surgical procedures, inconvenient and often painful for patients, and time-consuming and pain-taking process of suture placement,

Inactive Publication Date: 2005-05-26
TAGGE BRYAN C
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[0010] The present invention has been developed in response to the present state of the art, and in particular, in response to the problems and needs in the art that have not yet been fully solved by currently available surgical instruments. Accordingly, the present invention has been developed to provide an apparatus, system, and method for medializing the middle turbinate that overcome many or all of the above-discussed shortcomings in the art.

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Adherence of the middle turbinates to the lateral wall of the nasal cavity is a common post-operative problem following sinus surgery performed on either the maxillary ethmoid sphenoid or frontal sinuses.
It is, however, an additional surgical procedure, inconvenient and often painful for the patient.
Placement of the sutures, however, is a time consuming and painstaking process.
Existing surgical instruments such as bowel staplers are not adapted to the environment of the nasal cavity.
The existing septum stapling instruments are narrow enough to enter the nasal cavity but are not configured with attachment means of sufficient length and otherwise appropriate to secure the middle turbinate.

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[0042] The invention is a medical instrument, specifically, a middle turbinate medializer. In effect, the medializer is a modification of surgical devices used to attach body tissues following surgery and during healing. The device of the present invention, however, is adapted to being placed up the nose. FIG. 1 illustrates one embodiment of a middle turbinate medializer 100 of the present invention. The medializer 100 is forked, as shown, and comprises a handle 112, two prongs 114, and a fastening module 116 on each prong 114. The fastening module 116 in one embodiment receives a fastener such as a staple 118 and a base 120. The staple 118 is held by one prong 114 and the base held on the other prong 114. The staple 118 is preferably configured to be sufficiently long to pass through one middle turbinate, the septum, and the opposite middle turbinate, in order to attach the middle turbinates to the septum. The handle 112, activates the fastening module. In one embodiment the placem...

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Abstract

An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for medializing the middle turbinate following sinus surgery, thus preventing synacheiae, granulation tissue, and other complications of the prior art. The apparatus utilizes a fastening device configured to attach the middle turbinate to the nasal septum, a prong comprising a slender wand portion and a fastening module, and a handle configured to trigger deployment of the fastening means by activating the fastening module. The fastening device may be a staple, rivet, glue, or another similar device.

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CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application is a continuation-in-part of and claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60 / 509,509 entitled “MIDDLE TURBANITE MEDIALIZER” and filed on Oct. 8, 2003 for Bryan C. Tagge.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] 1. Field of the Invention [0003] This invention relates to devices for surgery and more particularly relates to devices for sinus and nasal surgery. [0004] 2. Description of the Related Art [0005] Adherence of the middle turbinates to the lateral wall of the nasal cavity is a common post-operative problem following sinus surgery performed on either the maxillary ethmoid sphenoid or frontal sinuses. This condition, known as synechiae, blocks the middle meatus, or opening to the sinuses, causing persistent sinusitis and sinus disease. [0006] Development of synechiae can require lysing to separate the middle turbinate from the lateral nasal wall. This can be performed under local anesthesia in a doctor's...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A61B17/00A61B17/04A61B17/068A61B17/24A61B18/08
CPCA61B17/00234A61B17/00491A61B17/0469A61B2017/0408A61B17/24A61B18/08A61B2017/00004A61B17/068
Inventor TAGGE, BRYAN C.
Owner TAGGE BRYAN C
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