US Patent Issued to Spirair on July 15 for "Devices, systems, and methods for manipulating nasal tissues" (California, Washington Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,357,493, issued on July 15, was assigned to Spirair Inc. (South San Francisco, Calif.).

"Devices, systems, and methods for manipulating nasal tissues" was invented by Eric Johnson (Woodside, Calif.), James R. Kintzing (Concord, Calif.), Brandon McCutcheon (Walnut Creek, Calif.) and John Bower (Olympia, Wash.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Described herein are devices, systems, and methods for applying a tension force to various tissues. The devices may be delivered in a minimally invasive fashion and used to manipulate tissues in the nose, ear, and throat. Force may be maintained by the devices for a time period that allows shaping, comp...