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Title:
SINUS ILLUMINATION LIGHTWIRE DEVICE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2012/040179
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
An illuminating wire medical device may include an elongate flexible housing and an illuminating fiber and a core wire extending through at least part of the housing, the core wire providing desired pushability and torquability. The illuminating device may further include a connector assembly cooperating with the illuminating fiber to accommodate changes in length, to absorb forces applied during use of the device and to channel errant light away from the illuminating fibers of the device.

Inventors:
JENKINS THOMAS R (US)
VO TOM THAN (US)
GOLDFARB ERIC A (US)
BARON SCOTT J (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2011/052321
Publication Date:
June 28, 2012
Filing Date:
September 20, 2011
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Assignee:
ACCLARENT INC (US)
JENKINS THOMAS R (US)
VO TOM THAN (US)
GOLDFARB ERIC A (US)
BARON SCOTT J (US)
International Classes:
A61M25/09; A61B1/00
Foreign References:
US20080228085A12008-09-18
EP1944053A12008-07-16
US20100290244A12010-11-18
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
JOHNSON, Philip, S. et al. (One Johnson & Johnson PlazaNew Brunswick, NJ, US)
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