Owner Acclarrent, Inc.

Inventors Makower, Joshua; Chang, John, Y.

Agent Callinan

Pub. Number AU-B-2005249376

PCT Pub. Number WO2005/117755

Priority 10/829,917 21.04.04 US

Filing date 21 April 2005

Wipo publication date 15 December 2005

Acceptance publication date 12 January 2012

A61M 31/00 (2006.01) Devices for introducing or retaining media, e.g. remedies, in cavities of the body

A61B 17/24 (2006.01) Surgery - for use in the oral cavity, larynx, bronchial passages or nose

A61B 17/26 (2006.01) Surgery

A61B 19/00 (2006.01) Instruments, implements or accessories for surgery or diagnosis not covered by any of the groups , e.g. for stereotaxis, sterile operation, luxation treatment, wound edge protectors

A61D 1/12 (2006.01) Surgical instruments for veterinary use

A61F 2/18 (2006.01) Filters - Internal ear or nose parts, e.g. ear-drums

A61F 11/00 (2006.01) Methods or devices for treatment of the ears, e.g. surgical

A61F 13/00 (2006.01) Bandages, dressings or absorbent pads

A61J 7/00 (2006.01) Administering medicines orally

A61K 9/22 (2006.01) Medicinal preparations characterised by special physical form - Sustained or differential release type

A61M 1/00 (2006.01) Suction or pumping devices for medical purposes

A61M 25/00 (2006.01) Catheters

A61M 25/10 (2006.01) Catheters - Balloon catheters

A61M 29/00 (2006.01) Dilators with or without means for introducing media, e.g. remedies

A61M 37/00 (2006.01) Other apparatus for introducing media into the body

H04R 25/00 (2006.01) Deaf-aid sets

A61B 17/22 (2006.01) Surgery - Implements for squeezing-off ulcers or the like on inner organs of the body

A61B 17/34 (2006.01) Surgery - Trocars

A61F 2/00 (2006.01) Filters

A61F 2/06 (2006.01) Filters - Blood vessels

A61F 2/82 (2006.01) Filters - Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents