| abstract |
A medical device (100, 200, 400) for the treatment of a sinus opening, the medical device comprising: a handle (5 102, 202, 402) with: a proximal end (120, 216); a distal end (122, 218); and a longitudinal axis along the length of the handle; a guide catheter (104, 204, 404) attached to the distal end of the handle, the guide catheter having a catheter lumen (224); a guide wire movement mechanism (112, 210, 410) operatively arranged in the handle; and a balloon catheter movement mechanism (114, 212, 412) operatively arranged in the handle; where the handle and lumen of the catheter are configured to operatively accept a guidewire (106, 206, 406) and a balloon catheter (108, 208, 408); and where the movement mechanism of the guide wire is configured for the advance and retraction of a guide wire arranged at least partially in the handle and the lumen of the catheter through the handle and the lumen of the catheter by the operation of the user of the mechanism wire movement and where the wire movement guide mechanism includes an integrated guide wire rotation and lock mechanism (134, 240, 434) configured for the guide wire rotation and to securely lock and unlock the guide wire to the guide wire movement mechanism; and where the movement mechanism of the balloon catheter is configured for the advance and retraction of a balloon catheter arranged at least partially in the handle and in the lumen of the catheter through the handle and lumen catheter by the operation of the user of the movement mechanism of the balloon catheter. |