NASAL IMPLANTS

• Main Authors: ARORA, Piyush, MIRIZZI, Michael, Stephan, DOMECUS, Brian, GIROTRA, Rohit, Kulbhushan, BARON, Scott, J, ROSENTHAL, Michael, H
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 13.09.2023
• Subjects: BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROMTHE BODY; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF,TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, E.G. STENTS; DIAGNOSIS; FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; FIRST-AID KITS; FOMENTATION; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; IDENTIFICATION; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; PROSTHESES; SURGERY; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS

A nasal implant comprises an implant body comprising a distal end, a proximal end, a central portion disposed between the proximal end and the distal end, a core made of a degradable material, and a coating on an outer surface of the implant core. The central portion comprises a plurality of ribs. The coating comprises hydrophobic material which is bioabsorbable, wherein the coating and the implant core do not deliver a pharmaceutical agent or a drug. The nasal implant further comprises a first arm disposed at the distal end, the first arm having a proximal end fixed to the body and a distal end not fixed to the body, and a second arm having a proximal end fixed to the body and a distal end not fixed to the body. The distal end of the first arm is adapted to move away from a central longitudinal axis of the body from a delivery configuration toward a deployed configuration. The distal end of the second arm is adapted to move away from a central longitudinal axis of the body from a delivery configuration toward a deployed configuration, wherein the first and second arms are biased toward their deployed configuration.