Systems, devices, and methods for ablation and defunctionalization of a gallbladder
US12070257B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 13, 2023 |
| Grant date | Aug 27, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 13, 2043 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2218/007
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Provided herein are catheter devices, systems, and methods to ablate a tissue location. The devises, systems, and methods disclosed herein include ablation systems including a catheter system with inner and outer shafts that deliver an ablation medium (e.g., a cryogenic ablation medium) to a body lumen and evacuate the ablation medium from the body lumen. In some embodiments, devices, systems, and methods disclose herein include expandable structures that facilitate in positioning of nozzles and/or evacuation of ablation medium from a body lumen.
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