Sinusitis, enlarged nasal turbinates, tumors, infections, hearing
disorders, allergic conditions, facial fractures and other disorders of
the ear, nose and throat are diagnosed and/or treated using minimally
invasive approaches and, in many cases, flexible catheters as opposed to
instruments having rigid shafts. Various diagnostic procedures and
devices are used to perform imaging studies, mucus flow studies, air/gas
flow studies, anatomic dimension studies, endoscopic studies and
transillumination studies. Access and occluder devices may be used to
establish fluid tight seals in the anterior or posterior nasal
cavities/nasopharynx and to facilitate insertion of working devices
(e.g., scopes, guidewires, catheters, tissue cutting or remodeling
devices, electrosurgical devices, energy emitting devices, devices for
injecting diagnostic or therapeutic agents, devices for implanting
devices such as stents, substance eluting devices, substance delivery
implants, etc.