Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Apparatus to treat esophageal sphincters
- Patent Title (中): 食管括约肌治疗仪
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Application No.: US09971085Application Date: 2001-10-04
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Publication No.: US06749607B2Publication Date: 2004-06-15
- Inventor: Stuart D Edwards , David S Utley
- Applicant: Stuart D Edwards , David S Utley
- Main IPC: A61B1818
- IPC: A61B1818

Abstract:
A sphincter treatment apparatus has an introducer means including a distal portion means. An expandable device means includes a plurality of arm means. Each arm means of the plurality has a distal section means and a proximal section means. Each of distal sections means of the arm means are coupled and each of the proximal sections means of the arm means are coupled to the introducer means distal portion means. The expandable device means is configured to at least partially dilate a sphincter in a deployed state. An energy delivery device means is introduceable from the introducer means into a selected site of the sphincter. The energy delivery device means is configured to deliver sufficient energy to reduce a frequency of relaxation of the sphincter.
Public/Granted literature
- US20020123748A1 Apparatus to treat esophageal sphincters Public/Granted day:2002-09-05
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