7 results about "Nasal Turbinate" patented technology

A catheter assembly (1) for use in septoturbinatoplasty procedures. The catheter has a shaft (20) and a primary balloon (10) which comprises a base (B) for positioning against the nasal floor, a roof (R) opposed from the base (B) and a side surface (SS) extending therebetween for bearing against a nasal septum and / or an inferior turbinate. The base (B) has a width greater than the roof (R) in a direction transverse to the axis of the shaft (20). The balloon (10) can be inserted into a patients nasal cavity and inflated to realign the patient's septum and / or treat the turbinate.

The invention belongs to the technical field of medical experimental animal models, and discloses a small animal model for skull base high-flow cerebrospinal fluid leakage and skull base reconstruction as well as a construction method and application of the small animal model. The technical obstacle that due to the fact that the nasal cavity of a small animal is narrow and the turbinate structure is complex, surgical instruments cannot reach the skull base through the nose is overcome, meanwhile, a modeling and repairing area is arranged on the rear nasal meatus and the top wall of the nasopharynx, and the temperature and humidity conditions and environment of the nasal mucosa are reserved; and the microenvironment for tissue healing after the endoscopic transnasal skull base surgery is restored on the pathophysiological level. The dissected marking points are clear, and compared with narrow anterior skull base low-flow cerebrospinal fluid leakage of small animals, the standardized bone defect constructed in the middle skull base butterfly saddle area can cause continuous and high-flow cerebrospinal fluid leakage; autologous bone flap and free mucous membrane repair is used, the method is the same as current clinical practice, and a new platform can be provided for screening of skull base repair materials or operation evaluation and retrograde intracranial infection research after an operation.

Described herein are devices, systems, and methods for applying a tension force to various tissues. The devices may be delivered in a minimally invasive fashion and used to manipulate tissues in the nose (e.g., nasal septum, nasal turbinates), ear, and throat. Force may be maintained by the devices for a time period that allows shaping, compression, and / or approximation of tissues.

Endoscopic surgery targeted at the sinuses and nasal turbinates assists in managing the symptoms of chronic rhinosinusitis and other conditions. With contemporary techniques, post-operative hemorrhage, synechiae formation and poor wound healing are amongst the most common complications. The present disclosure provides the use of self-assembling peptide matrix, PuraSinus, and significantly reduces the incidence of these post-operative complications, including prevention of synechiae formation and aiding hemostasis.

Described herein are devices, systems, and methods for applying a tension force to various tissues. The devices may be delivered in a minimally invasive fashion and used to manipulate tissues in the nose (e.g., nasal septum, nasal turbinates), ear, and throat. Force may be maintained by the devices for a time period that allows shaping, compression, and / or approximation of tissues.

Described herein are devices, systems, and methods for applying a tension force to various tissues. The devices may be delivered in a minimally invasive fashion and used to manipulate tissues in the nose (e.g., nasal septum, nasal turbinates), ear, and throat. Force may be maintained by the devices for a time period that allows shaping, compression, and / or approximation of tissues.

Described herein are devices, systems, and methods for applying a tension force to various tissues. The devices may be delivered in a minimally invasive fashion and used to manipulate tissues in the nose (e.g., nasal septum, nasal turbinates), ear, and throat. Force may be maintained by the devices for a time period that allows shaping, compression, and / or approximation of tissues.