46 results about "Left frontal sinus" patented technology

Devices, systems and methods wherein a dilator, such as a balloon or other expandable member, is positionable within the frontal sinus ostium and adjacent frontal recess and useable to dilate the frontal sinus ostium and substantially all of the frontal sinus recess without requiring repositioning and repeated re-expansion of the dilator. One balloon catheter device of the invention comprises a catheter body that is less than about 50 cm in length (and in some embodiments less than 25 cm in length and a semi-compliant or non-compliant balloon on the catheter body. The balloon may have a working length of about 12 mm to about 30 mm and a width at its widest point when fully inflated of about 2 mm to about 7 mm. Such balloon may be constructed to withstand inflation pressures of about 12 atmospheres. In some embodiments, the dilator is advanced through or over a guide (e.g., guidewire or guide catheter) that has a preformed shape.

This invention provides a shunt for implantation between the anterior chamber of the eye and the epithelial-lined space through the frontal sinus bone of a patient for the treatment of glaucoma. The shunt includes a tube having a length sufficient to span the distance between the anterior chamber of the eye and the epithelial-lined space of the patient, the tube having an open anterior chamber end and a closed epithelial-lined space end, and a seal device associated with the tube between the anterior chamber and epithelial-lined space ends, for sealing a hole in the frontal sinus bone, and for anchoring the tube against movement from the frontal sinus bone. The shunt also includes a fluid pressure openable valve in the tube, located at or near the epithelial-lined space sinus end, allowing for controlled flow of aqueous humor through the tube when implanted. The invention also extends to a method of treating glaucoma in a patient by surgically implanting the shunt between the anterior chamber of the eye and the frontal sinus.

This invention provides a shunt for implantation between the anterior chamber of the eye and the epithelial-lined space through the frontal sinus bone of a patient for the treatment of glaucoma. The shunt includes a tube having a length sufficient to span the distance between the anterior chamber of the eye and the epithelial-lined space of the patient, the tube having an open anterior chamber end and a closed epithelial-lined space end, and a seal device associated with the tube between the anterior chamber and epithelial-lined space ends, for sealing a hole in the frontal sinus bone, and for anchoring the tube against movement from the frontal sinus bone. The shunt also includes a fluid pressure openable valve in the tube, located at or near the epithelial-lined space sinus end, allowing for controlled flow of aqueous humor through the tube when implanted. The invention also extends to a method of treating glaucoma in a patient by surgically implanting the shunt between the anterior chamber of the eye and the frontal sinus.

A balloon dilation catheter includes a substantially rigid inner guide member and a movable shaft coupled to a balloon that is slidably mounted on the substantially rigid inner guide member. To treat a sinus cavity of a subject using the balloon dilation the substantially rigid inner guide member is advanced into a drainage pathway of the sinus (e.g., frontal recess) of the subject via a nasal passageway. The shaft and balloon are advanced in a distal direction over the substantially rigid inner guide member to place the balloon in the drainage pathway. The balloon is inflated to expand or otherwise remodel the drainage pathway.

A balloon dilation catheter includes a substantially rigid inner guide member and a movable shaft coupled to a balloon that is slidably mounted on the substantially rigid inner guide member. To treat a sinus cavity of a subject using the balloon dilation the substantially rigid inner guide member is advanced into a drainage pathway of the sinus (e.g., frontal recess) of the subject via a nasal passageway. The shaft and balloon are advanced in a distal direction over the substantially rigid inner guide member to place the balloon in the drainage pathway. The balloon is inflated to expand or otherwise remodel the drainage pathway.

A head support device which enables a user to comfortably rest in the prone position. The head support device includes a padded member having a generally horse-shoe shape with a top, arcuate sides spaced apart ends, a first inner side wall and a second inner side wall, a first region for supporting the user's face in the frontal sinus area, a second region adjacent to the eye socket and cheek area for supporting the user's face area, and a third region for support along the sides of the user's mandible. The support device also includes a substantially rigid support member for supporting the padded member. The support member has a pair of upstanding splayed outwardly walls which define an air channel for the free exchange of air when the user inhales or exhales. The support member has a plurality of opposing, substantially parallel zones which provide support for the above described support regions of the padded member when the user is lying in the prone position. The padded member is secured to the support member using an attachment method that does not interfere with said padded member conforming to the facial configuration of the user.

Devices, systems and methods wherein a dilator, such as a balloon or other expandable member, is positionable within the frontal sinus ostium and adjacent frontal recess and useable to dilate the frontal sinus ostium and substantially all of the frontal sinus recess without requiring repositioning and repeated re-expansion of the dilator. One balloon catheter device of the invention comprises a catheter body that is less than about 50 cm in length (and in some embodiments less than 25 cm in length and a semi-compliant or non-compliant balloon on the catheter body. The balloon may have a working length of about 12 mm to about 30 mm and a width at its widest point when fully inflated of about 2 mm to about 7 mm. Such balloon may be constructed to withstand inflation pressures of about 12 atmospheres. In some embodiments, the dilator is advanced through or over a guide (e.g., guidewire or guide catheter) that has a preformed shape.

The invention relates to a therapy device for the specifically local treatment and curing of colds in the region of the nose, frontal sinus and throat area in human beings. The external appearance of the therapy device can resemble that of a common hair dryer or face sauna, but the therapy device also contains a means for reducing or suppressing HF radiation (electrosmog) which is normally emitted towards the external environment. According to the invention, a body made of crystallized salt, especially from a natural source, resulting in negative ionization of the heated air flow, is arranged in the region of the heated air flow prior to the exit thereof from the small, handy device. The body is cross-flown by the heated air flow or is at least touched thereby. The treatment of colds with the aid of said therapy device is based on the fact that cold viruses, i.e., primarily rhino viruses and corona viruses, can be eliminated by active treatment with a heated air flow.

Dilators and methods for dilating a stenotic recess of a frontal sinus in a subject using minimally invasive insertion procedures are provided. Also provided are devices and methods for inserting said dilator into a stenotic opening of a paranasal sinus in a subject. The dilators, devices and methods can be used to treat sinusitis and other nasal and / or sinus disorders.

The invention provides a device and a method for recording respiratory sounds in exercising horses thereby enabling the user identify upper airway abnormalities and / or evaluate athletic potential by, e.g., measuring expiratory and / or inspiratory times during exercise under field and / or actual racing conditions. In particular, the invention provides a respiratory monitoring system or device in which a transducer or microphone is placed in direct contact with the skin of the subject animal overlying the skull, e.g., the frontal sinus or nasal turbinates and thereby enable recording and analysis of upper airway respiratory sound from the exercising animal. In one embodiment, the invention provides a device wherein the transducer or microphone is positioned or embedded within a gel pad or other suitable medium and the device placed in direct contact with the skin of the animal overlying, e.g., the skull, sinus or nasal turbinates of the horse The device of the invention provides an acoustic monitoring system capable of direct attachment to the head of a racing horse which produces an output signal that is not diluted, attenuated or otherwise corrupted by noises such as wind, hoof beats and / or treadmill noises.

The invention relates to a therapy device for the specifically local treatment and curing of colds in the region of the nose, frontal sinus and throat area in human beings. The external appearance of the therapy device can resemble that of a common hair dryer or face sauna, but the therapy device also contains a means for reducing or suppressing HF radiation (electrosmog) which is normally emitted towards the external environment. According to the invention, a body made of crystallized salt, especially from a natural source, resulting in negative ionization of the heated air flow, is arranged in the region of the heated air flow prior to the exit thereof from the small, handy device. The body is cross-flown by the heated air flow or is at least touched thereby. The treatment of colds with the aid of said therapy device is based on the fact that cold viruses, i.e., primarily rhino viruses and corona viruses, can be eliminated by active treatment with a heated air flow.

A surgical instrument (22) for irrigating a frontal sinus target site of a patient including a handle, an introducer (42), an irrigation channel (60), a nozzle (44), and an actuator assembly (46). The introducer extends from the handle and defines a proximal segment and a distal segment. At least a portion of the proximal segment (110) is rigid and linear and at least a portion ofthe distal segment (112) is rigid and relatively curved. The nozzle is fluidly connected to the irrigation channel, and is rotatably maintained at a distal end (114) of the introducer. The actuator assembly includes an actuator (140) maintained by the handle and connected to the nozzle. Movement of the actuator causes the nozzle to rotate relative to the introducer. The introducer can be sized and shaped in accordance with a size and shape of the nasal passageway / frontal sinus of a human aduit.

Substance delivering spacer devices may comprise expandable reservoirs that are implantable in paranasal sinuses and other cavities, openings and passageways of the body to maintain patency and to provide sustained local delivery of a therapeutic or diagnostic substance. Delivery apparatus including elongate tubular members as well as shapeable distal portions and atraumatic tips are provided. Also provided are sinus penetrator devices and systems for performing ethmoidotomy procedures or for creating other openings in the walls of paranasal sinuses or other anatomical structures.

The invention provides a sacculus medicine-spraying device for treating nasosinusitis or allergic rhinitis. The sacculus medicine-spraying device comprises an inflatable sacculus, a sacculus inner pipe and a sacculus catheter, wherein the sacculus inner pipe penetrates through the sacculus and extends axially; and the far-end opening of the sacculus catheter is ended in the sacculus. The sacculus medicine-spraying device provided by the invention has the advantages that the prepared effective treating medicine liquid or gelatinous or powdery solid particles can be conveyed to the diseased part of the paranasal sinus, and the cavity part of the frontal sinus and / or the maxillary sinus is used as a medicine storage device, so that the diseased part can be treated by medicines in enough-long treatment period. The sacculus medicine-spraying device also has the advantages that effective medicines are uniformly sprayed to the diseased part by minimally invasive surgery; the medicines stored on the frontal sinus and the maxillary sinus can be conveyed to the diseased part continuously in time along with the swinging of the cilium of the nasal cavity and the flowing of mucus of the nasal cavity; and before the stored medicines are metabolized, the medicines can be directly and continuously fed to the diseased part, and the treating effect of common medicine feeding is greatly improved.

The invention provides a medicine spraying device for treating nasosinusitis or allergic rhinitis. The medicine spraying device comprises an outer pipe and an inner pipe which extend coaxially along the axial direction; a radially-expanded element for opening a diseased part is arranged near the far-end opening of the inner pipe; the element is contained in the outer pipe when in a first state; and the element extends from the outer pipe when in a second state and directly acts on the diseased part to enable the diseased part to maintain a radially-expanded state. The medicine spraying device provided by the invention has the advantages that the prepared effective treating medicine liquid or gelatinous or powdery solid particles can be conveyed to the diseased part of the paranasal sinus, and the cavity part of the frontal sinus and / or the maxillary sinus is used as a medicine storage device, so that the diseased part can be treated by medicines in enough-long treatment period.

The invention belongs to the technical field of instruments for inputting a medium into a human body or on a human body, and discloses a wearable allergic rhinitis treatment instrument and a control method thereof. The wearable allergic rhinitis treatment instrument is provided with fixing apparatus which is used to fix the treatment instrument on the patient's head and prevent the movement of thetreatment instrument when the patient moves; treatment apparatus which is used to treat and heat the patient's nasal cavity; main control apparatus which is used to control the operation of the entire treatment instrument; transmission apparatus which is used to receive commands of user equipment and send treatment data to the user equipment; and energy supply apparatus which is used to provide electrical energy for the operation of the entire treatment instrument. Light guide columns provided by the invention can effectively converge a laser beam emitted by infrared lamps, the laser beam reaches paranasal sinus facial projection areas such as maxillary sinus and frontal sinus, and better treatment effects are achieved. The patient's nasal cavity can be heated through heating rods to increase treatment effects. The treatment instrument has a small size, and can be fixed on the patient's head by fixing belts, and normal activities are not affected during treatment.

A frontal sinus rongeur comprises a fixed handle, a movable handle, a push rod, a connection rod, a handle fixing pin, a movable tong head, a fixed tong head and a tong head fixing pin, wherein the fixed handle and the movable hand are connected in a rotating mode through the handle fixing pin, a handle groove hole is formed in the movable handle, a push rod moving pin is arranged in the handle groove hole in a matched mode, the push rod moving pin is arranged at the rear end of the push rod, the push rod is arranged in a groove-shaped sliding rail on the left side of the connection rod, the rear end of the connection rod is fixedly connected at the front end of the fixed handle, the front end of the connection rod is fixedly connected with the fixed tong head, the tong head moving pin is arranged at the front end of the push rod, the tong head moving pin is arranged in a tong head groove hole formed in the movable tong head in a matched mode, the movable tong head and the fixed tong head are connected in a rotating mode through the tong head fixing pin, the movable handle can be opened and closed vertically, and the fixed handle can be opened and closed horizontally. The frontal sinus rongeur can gradually crunch sclerotin attached to the upper end of the processus uncinatus under the monitoring of a nasal endoscope, is good in controllability and is not prone to damaging mucosal tissues at the recess position.

The invention belongs to a nasal cavity irrigation method and a spray head capable of realizing the nasal cavity irrigation method, and particularly relates to a non-axial water outlet nasal cavity irrigation method and the spray head. A prefabricated water outlet hole is formed in the side wall of the spray head; during the nasal cavity irrigation, under the effect of external force, a certain angle is formed between the water outlet direction of nasal cavity irrigation fluid and the axial line of the spray head; the nasal cavity irrigation fluid can reach different positions of the nasal cavity through rotating the spray head, and can particularly reach a position, near the frontal sinus and the sphenoid sinus, of the nasal meatus.

The invention is directed to a system and method for a less invasive surgical tool and operation to correct sinus disease called balloon sinuplasty. The reusable sinus dilation instrument has a guide seeker constructed from a sterilizable material with a bended terminal end offset from an attachment terminal end and a central grip intermediate of the terminal ends. The instrument also includes a removable handle capable of being attached to the attachment terminal end at a predetermined orientation relative to the bended terminal end of the guide seeker depending upon if the instrument is a frontal sinus guide seeker, a maxillary sinus guide seeker or a sphenoid sinus guide seeker. The bended terminal end of the guide seeker can be selectively angled so that the guide seeker is a frontal sinus guide seeker, a maxillary sinus guide seeker or a sphenoid sinus guide seeker.

A denture base which is used in a dental therapy field and capable of providing an occlusion suitable for each patient, wherein a denture is arranged along an occlusion curve represented based on the radius of curvature R of an optimal dentition determined from an X-ray photograph of a patient's temporal region and the center point set on a resultant force line representing the direction of a standard resultant force of forces produced at occluding. As the standard resultant force line, a line connecting a point at the front edge center of a frontal sinus on the X-ray photograph of the temporal region with an angle of lower jaw can be used. This denture base uses an articulator provided with a length-adjustable pendulum-shaped arm having a protrusion at the tip end thereof and supported three-dimensionally pivotally to bring a model supported on an upper jaw supporter and a lower jaw supporter into contact with the claw of the arm with the arm pivoting to thereby three-dimensionally display an occlusion curve having a radius of curvature equal to the effective length of the arm and fix the denture along the occlusion line.

The invention discloses an externally applied liquid used for treating rhinitis, and belongs to the field of paranasal sinus and frontal sinus inflammation treatment. The liquid is prepared by mixing ephedrine and furacilin nasal drop, chloramphenicol eye drop, and dexamethasone sodium phosphate eye drop according to a ratio of 10:8:5. The liquid used for treating rhinitis, diminishing inflammation, and relieving pain, is simple in application method, is convenient for using, is safe and effective, is low in side effect, is capable of relieving pain of rhinitis patients, and is verified via years of clinical use; and curative effect is achieved quickly.

A bilateral frontal sinus insert which has a flexible body defining an interstitial member adjacent a horizontal tube and a vertical tube. The flexible body having entry and exits apertures for fluids and or particulates in fluid form. The fluids or particulates can include medicines. The body flexes for insertion within the sinus area, positioning within the sinus area and for extraction from the sinus area. The interstitial member is defined by an aperture or by a layer of flexible material in between the vertical and horizontal tubes. Downward or upward movement of the vertical tube is used to reduce or increase the width between the interstitial members for retaining or releasing fluid in a controlled manner.

Disclosed is a sinus balloon catheter. The sinus balloon catheter includes a body unit, a bending angle adjusting unit that includes a bending angle adjusting lever and a rotary plate, and a guide unit that includes a balloon, and has a pair of bending angle adjusting wires therein. The guide unit includes a first guide body, and a second guide body that is slidably provided in the first guide body, the balloon is provided on the second guide body, the rotary plate is connected to any one of the pair of bending angle adjusting wires to be rotated, and the other bending angle adjusting wire is maintained within the guide unit, and the guide unit is inserted into any one of a sphenoidal sinus, a frontal sinus, and a maxillary sinus.

The invention relates to the technical field of medical equipment, and discloses a sustained-release drug delivery transnasal endoscopic postoperative conformal frontal sinus stent which comprises an outer tube, a fixing ring is fixedly connected to the outside of the outer tube, a plurality of connecting tubes are fixedly connected to the inside of the fixing ring, a drug storage tube is fixedly connected to the bottoms of the connecting tubes, and a drug delivery tube is fixedly connected to the drug storage tube. The outer portion of the connecting pipe is fixedly connected with an inner supporting pipe, a plurality of first medicine outlet holes are formed in the inner supporting pipe, the outer portion of the inner supporting pipe is fixedly connected with an outer supporting pipe, and a plurality of second medicine outlet holes are formed in the outer supporting pipe. In the invention, through a multi-stage and refined drug delivery path, the drug is ensured to continuously play a role in the body of a patient, drug concentration fluctuation and adverse reaction possibly caused by one-time large-dose administration are avoided, the safety and effectiveness of drug treatment are improved, and compression and damage to healthy tissues of the patient are reduced.

The present invention relates to systems and methods for deploying a stent within the frontal sinus. The stent includes flexible foam and film layers arranged in a stacked configuration and furled within a cartridge prior to deployment. The cartridge is removably coupled to an applicator device including an actuator. The film layer may include a polymer having a resilience sufficient to unfurl the stent and maintain patency of the frontal sinus opening. The flexible foam layer may have porosity of greater than 80%, and an active agent may be within the flexible foam layer. The flexible foam layer may be bioresorbable, and the flexible film layer biocompatible and non-biodegradable. The stent may include first and second body portions with the first body portion independently unfurling from the second body portion to retain the stent within the frontal sinus. The contouring of the first and second body portions may facilitate ease with removal of the stent.

The utility model relates to the technical field of nursing instruments, in particular to a rhinitis nursing instrument which comprises a nursing body of an arc-shaped structure, elastic bands capable of being arranged on the head in a sleeved mode are connected to the two ends of the nursing body, the nursing body is provided with a first attaching block attached to the frontal sinus, and a second attaching block attached to the sibelar sinus is formed at the bottom of the first attaching block. Splayed third attaching blocks are formed at the bottoms of the second attaching blocks, and the third attaching blocks are attached to paranasal sinuses on the two sides of the nose bridge respectively; the first attaching block and the third attaching block are each provided with a heating piece. The elastic band is matched with the nursing body and can be arranged on the top of the head in a sleeving mode, the elastic band has elasticity, so that the nursing device can be matched with the heads of different crowds, can be stably worn and is not prone to falling off, at the moment, the first attaching block is exactly attached to the frontal sinus, the second attaching block is exactly attached to the screen sinus, and the third attaching block is exactly attached to the paranasal sinus. The frontal sinus and the paranasal sinus are heated and subjected to physical therapy through the heating piece at the same time, and rhinitis is effectively treated.

The invention discloses a foot massager, and the foot massager is provided against the technical shortcoming that the existing sole massager can only massage the sole acupuncture points. The designed new technique designs massage wheels on the acupuncture points which are arranged at the upper, lower, left and right of the feet, the massage wheels are connected by a support which consists of four boards and two rods, and the invention is assembled by a connecting rod, a connecting sleeve and a connecting shaft. The invention is characterized in that: one is that, both ends of the massage wheels are embedded with shaft sleeves which are made of polytetrafluoro, one is that, the massage wheels are not embedded with the polytetrafluoro shaft sleeves, and the both ends are only embedded with iron shafts, or the foot massager is assembled by only using the iron rods to penetrate the massage wheels and be connected with the support which consists of four boards and two rods. The massage wheels above the feet can massage the acupuncture points of forefoot and frontal sinus, and the indications are concussion of the brain, sinusitis, headache, dizziness, insomnia and so on. The invention can also massage the acupuncture points of backfoot and the lower abdomen for women irregular menstruation, and 95 percent of the acupuncture points of the feet can be massaged by the invention.

Disclosed is a sinus balloon catheter. The sinus balloon catheter includes a body unit, a bending angle adjusting unit that includes a bending angle adjusting lever and a rotary plate, and a guide unit that includes a balloon, and has a pair of bending angle adjusting wires therein. The guide unit includes a first guide body, and a second guide body that is slidably provided in the first guide body, the balloon is provided on the second guide body, the rotary plate is connected to any one of the pair of bending angle adjusting wires to be rotated, and the other bending angle adjusting wire is maintained within the guide unit, and the guide unit is inserted into any one of a sphenoidal sinus, a frontal sinus, and a maxillary sinus.

The invention relates to a frontal sinus opening punch forceps, and relates to a nasal endoscope minimally invasive surgical instrument, which mainly solves the problem that the known clinical surgical forceps are straight forceps heads with upper and lower opening and closing, and are inconvenient, inaccurate, incomplete or accidental in resection of tissue structures such as uncinate process heads and frontal recess cells that grow vertically up and down in the sagittal position in the frontal sinus opening area. According to the invention, two jaws are engaged with each other and horizontally opened and closed on side to side. The two jaws are tilted upward 45 degrees with a forceps rod. The frontal sinus opening punch forceps of the invention can conveniently and accurately remove theuncinate process heads in the frontal sinus opening area and the adjacent ethmoidal slices and soft tissues. The lower part of the head end of the forceps rod is provided with a suction tube, which isconvenient to draw blood stains to ensure cleanness of the surgery field. By the use of the frontal sinus opening punch forceps, the operation is convenient and accurate, the minimally invasive operation is ensured, the surgical effect is improved, and complications are avoided.

A surgical instrument (22) for irrigating a patient's frontal sinus target site includes a handle, a guide (42), an irrigation channel (60), a nozzle (44), and an actuator assembly (46). The guide extends from the handle and forms a proximal portion and a distal portion. At least a portion of the proximal portion (110) is rigid and linear, while at least a portion of the distal portion (112) is rigid and relatively curved. The nozzle is fluidly connected to the irrigation channel and is rotatably retained at the distal end (114) of the introducer. The actuator assembly includes an actuator (140) held by the handle and connected to the nozzle. Movement of the actuator causes the nozzle to rotate relative to the guide. The size and shape of the guide can be made according to the size and shape of the adult nasal passage / frontal sinus.