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Method for forming access route to bile duct

US12390623B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 28, 2022
Grant dateAug 19, 2025
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Expiry dateFeb 29, 2044

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  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61M25/09
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method of forming an access route to the bile duct includes: forming a tunnel extending from an oral ridge of a duodenal papilla, which is located on an oral side of a natural opening of a duodenal papilla, to the bile duct; and dilating a lumen of the tunnel more than when it was formed.

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