US Patent Issued to Stryker on Dec. 23 for "Methods and devices for paranasal sinus drug delivery" (Minnesota, South Dakota Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,502,511, issued on Dec. 23, was assigned to Stryker Corp. (Portage, Mich.).

"Methods and devices for paranasal sinus drug delivery" was invented by Peter T. Keith (Lanesboro, Minn.) and Reuben C. Setliff III (Sioux Falls, S.D.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Described herein are methods and devices for delivering a drug to the frontal sinus system. An inflatable implant is positioned within the frontal sinus system using an anchoring means secured within the frontal sinus cavity. A drug-containing fluid is released directly into the frontal sinus drainage system."

The patent was filed on June 29, 2023, under Application No. 18/215,934. ...