Assemblies to visualize and treat sphincters and adjoining tissue regions
US6423058B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | May 4, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jul 23, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 4, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2218/007
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Assemblies for treating a tissue region at or near a sphincter have a support structure with a distal end and an electrode carried by the support structure for contact with the tissue region. A lumen in the support structure accommodates passage of a body through the support structure and beyond the distal end of the support structure. The body can comprise a guide wire to guide deployment of the support structure, or an endoscope to permit visualization of the support structure from beyond the distal end of the support structure.
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