ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,765,904, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to Acclarent Inc. (Irvine, Calif.).
"Balloon dilation catheter system for treatment and irrigation of the sinuses" was invented by Mina W. Chow (Campbell, Calif.), Thomas R. Jenkins (Alameda, Calif.), Arthur M. Lin (Fremont, Calif.), Mei Y. Pader (Fremont, Calif.), Jessica K. Chan (Sunnyvale, Calif.) and Scott O. Chamness (Menlo Park, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A medical device for the treatment and irrigation of a sinus opening is described. The device allows for single-handed operation to access, dilate and irrigate a sinus opening. The device includes a sinus guide catheter, a guidin...