Apparatus and methods for dilating and modifying ostia of paranasal sinuses and other intranasal or paranasal structures

JY Chang, J Makower, JD Vrany, AJ Walke - US Patent 8,721,591, 2014 - Google Patents
Sinusitis and other disorders of the ear, nose and throat are diagnosed and/or treated using
minimally invasive approaches with flexible or rigid instruments. Various methods and …

Stent delivery under direct visualization

D Miller, V Saadat, RF Peh - US Patent 8,858,609, 2014 - Google Patents
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Intravascular catheter with hood and image processing systems

ZJ Malchano, RF Peh, V Saadat, TJ Cooper… - US Patent …, 2016 - Google Patents
Image processing systems are described which utilize vari ous methods and processing
algorithms for enhancing or facilitating visual detection and/or sensing modalities for images …

Methods and apparatus for treating disorders of the ear nose and throat

J Makower, JY Chang, KP Muni, JH Morriss… - US Patent …, 2012 - Google Patents
Methods and apparatus for treating disorders of the ear, nose, throat or paranasal sinuses,
including methods and apparatus for dilating ostia, passageways and other anatomical …

Endoscopic methods and devices for transnasal procedures

E Goldfarb, TR Jenkins, IJ Kim, TT Vo… - US Patent …, 2016 - Google Patents
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Methods and systems for determining vascular bodily lumen information and guiding medical devices

V Gopinathan, R Subramaniyan, G Dutta… - US Patent …, 2014 - Google Patents
Methods and systems for determining information about a vascular bodily lumen are
described. An exemplary method includes generating an electrical signal, delivering the …

Methods and systems for determining vascular bodily lumen information and guiding medical devices

G Dutta, N Patil, R Subramaniyan - US Patent 8,494,794, 2013 - Google Patents
A61B5/061—Determining position of a probe within the body employing means separate
from the probe, eg sensing internal probe position employing impedance electrodes on the …

Visual electrode ablation systems

NP Willis, ZJ Malchano, CA Rothe, V Saadat… - US Patent …, 2015 - Google Patents
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Endoscopic methods and devices for transnasal procedures

E Goldfarb, TR Jenkins, IJ Kim, TT Vo… - US Patent …, 2017 - Google Patents
Medical devices, systems and methods that are useable to facilitate transnasal insertion and
positioning of guidewires and various other devices and instruments at desired loca tions …

Methods and devices for facilitating visualization in a surgical environment

E Goldfarb, J Morriss, JY Chang… - US Patent 9,603,506, 2017 - Google Patents
Devices and methods for visually confirming the positioning of a distal end portion of an
illuminating device placed within a patient include inserting a distal end portion of an …