US 12,257,001 B2
Devices and methods for treating a nerve of the nasal cavity using image guidance
Vahid Saadat, Atherton, CA (US); William Jason Fox, San Mateo, CA (US); and Mojgan Saadat, Atherton, CA (US)
Assigned to Arrinex, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US)
Filed by Arrinex, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US)
Filed on Jan. 25, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/157,245.
Application 17/157,245 is a division of application No. 15/655,832, filed on Jul. 20, 2017, granted, now 10,939,965, issued on Mar. 9, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/364,753, filed on Jul. 20, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2021/0137610 A1, May 13, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61B 18/18 (2006.01); A61B 18/02 (2006.01); A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 34/20 (2016.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 34/20 (2016.02) [A61B 18/02 (2013.01); A61B 18/1492 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00214 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00327 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00434 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00577 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00982 (2013.01); A61B 2018/0212 (2013.01); A61B 2034/2051 (2016.02); A61B 2034/2065 (2016.02); A61B 2034/2072 (2016.02)] 20 Claims
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1. A system for treating a tissue region within a nasal cavity, comprising:
a surgical navigation device; and
a surgical probe comprising an ablation end effector and one or more location sensors that are detectable by the surgical navigation device,
wherein the surgical navigation device is configured to:
indicate a target treatment location of the tissue region on an image of the nasal cavity, and
register the image of the nasal cavity to the nasal cavity to establish a reference frame,
wherein the ablation end effector is configured to be insertable into the nasal cavity and positioned at the target treatment location using a location of the one or more location sensors in the reference frame,
wherein the ablation end effector is configured to ablate the target treatment location when the ablation end effector is determined to be at the target treatment location, and
wherein at least one location sensor of the one or more location sensors is coupled to a handle of the surgical probe.