title: Osmotic self-expanding dilation technology for treatment of sinusitis: the Vent-Os sinus dilation system.
abstract: The Vent-Os Sinus Dilation System is an osmotically driven device that provides a means to access the sinus space and to dilate the maxillary sinus ostia and associated spaces in adults for diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. Unlike balloon dilation devices that use rapid, high-pressure inflation, this self-expanding device is designed to gently and gradually open the maxillary ostia. The procedure can be safely and easily completed in-office with minimal anesthetics and analgesics on board. Clinical results support excellent patency and safety outcomes with the use of this product in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, St. Elizabeth's Medical Center, 736 Cambridge Street SMC-8, Brighton, MA, 02135, USA.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Catalano
authors.forename: Jerome
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hester
authors.forename: Evgenia
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mandrusov
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004106:Dilatation / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D059747:Nasal Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D009995:Osmosis; D012220:Rhinitis / Q000628:therapy*; D012852:Sinusitis / Q000628:therapy*
keywords: chronic rhinosinusitis; sinuplasty; sinus ostia dilation; sinusitis