Invention Application
- Patent Title: SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DIFFUSE ENDOLUMINAL THERMAL LIQUID TREATMENT
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Application No.: US17623453Application Date: 2020-07-07
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Publication No.: US20220273489A1Publication Date: 2022-09-01
- Inventor: Robert L. Barry , Erik M. Henne
- Applicant: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Sunnyvale
- Assignee: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Sunnyvale
- International Application: PCT/US2020/041071 WO 20200707
- Main IPC: A61F7/12
- IPC: A61F7/12 ; A61F7/00 ; A61B34/30 ; A61N5/06 ; A61B1/00 ; A61B1/267 ; A61B17/12

Abstract:
A system may comprise a liquid source from which a liquid is delivered, and a catheter coupled to the liquid source. The catheter may include a distal portion from which the liquid is released into an anatomic lumen. The system may also include an occlusion device coupled to the catheter and configured to prevent flow of the liquid in the anatomic lumen proximally of the occlusion device. The system may also include a heating device near the distal portion of the catheter. The heating device may be configured to heat the liquid to a temperature of less than a vaporization temperature for the liquid.
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