US 11,806,230 B2
Systems and methods for altering the shape of nasal tissues
James Kintzing, San Jose, CA (US); McCutcheon Brandon, Rochester, MN (US); and Nayak Jayakar, Stanford, CA (US)
Assigned to The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Jr. University, Stanford, CA (US)
Filed by THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY, Stanford, CA (US); The U.S. Government, The Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC (US); and The Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, Rochester, MN (US)
Filed on Jun. 10, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/344,848.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/110,898, filed on Nov. 6, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/068,308, filed on Aug. 20, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/037,532, filed on Jun. 10, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0000609 A1, Jan. 6, 2022
Int. Cl. A61F 2/18 (2006.01); A61F 2/28 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 2/186 (2013.01) [A61F 2/2875 (2013.01); A61F 2002/2885 (2013.01); A61F 2210/0014 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0016 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
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1. A method for reshaping a nasal septum of a subject, comprising:
deploying an elongate shaping element into a nasal septal tissue, the shaping element having a relaxed state and a tensioned state, and comprising a first end having an anchor thereon, a second end, and one or more migration prevention elements along an intermediate region between the first and second ends;
securing the anchor of the shaping element to tissue adjacent the nasal septal tissue;
applying a force to the shaping element to alter the shape of the nasal septal tissue; and
anchoring the shaping element in its tensioned state.