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US 10,869,732 B2Granted
Spheric endo-luminal traction device for esophageal elongation
AssigneeChildren's Hospital Medical Center
InventorJose Peiro Ibanez
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Abstract
Methods and apparatuses for applying tensile force to one or more tissue regions within a body. Illustratively, an implant ball including a spherical side wall is received within a tubular organ, and tensile sutures extend through the implant ball for applying a tensile force to facilitate elongation of the tubular organ.
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A system for lengthening a tubular organ by applying tensile force, the system comprising:
- a first implant configured to be received within a first pouch of the tubular organ, the first implant comprising a ball including an internal chamber and a spherical outer surface;
- a first tension suture extending through the first implant;
- an insertion device for placing the first implant within the first pouch, the insertion device including a proximal end and a distal end;
- a coupler for releasably coupling the first implant to the distal end of the insertion device;
- wherein tensile force applied to the first tension suture results in a semispherical distribution of force by the ball causing the first pouch to elongate;
- wherein the insertion device comprises a tube including a lumen extending longitudinally between the proximal end and the distal end, and the coupler comprises a placement suture extending through the lumen of the tube;
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- wherein the first implant includes a first opening and a second opening in spaced relation to the first opening, the placement suture extending through the first opening and the second opening.
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An implant for lengthening a tubular organ by applying tensile force, the implant comprising:
- a ball including a side wall defining an internal chamber and a spherical outer surface, the ball being formed of a polymer and having a fixed outer diameter of between 5 millimeters and 15 millimeters;
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- a tension suture extending through a first location in the side wall of the ball, the internal chamber of the ball, and a second location in the side wall of the ball, wherein tensile force applied to the tension suture causes a semi-spherical distribution of force by the ball to a tubular organ for lengthening the tubular organ.
A system for lengthening a tubular organ by applying tensile force, the system comprising:
- a first implant configured to be received within a first pouch of the tubular organ, the first implant comprising a first ball including a spherical outer surface;
- a first tension suture extending through the first implant in a distal direction;
- wherein tensile force applied to the first tension suture results in a semispherical distribution of force by the first ball causing the first pouch to elongate;
- a second implant configured to be received within a second pouch of the tubular organ, the second implant comprising a second ball including a spherical outer surface;
- a second tension suture extending through the second implant in a proximal direction;
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- wherein tensile force applied to the second tension suture results in a semispherical distribution of force by the second ball causing the second pouch to elongate toward the first pouch.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.