Intraluminal therapy system for gastrointestinal infections
AssigneeMackay Medical Foundation The Presbyterian Church In Taiwan Mackay Memorial Hospital
InventorTai-Cherng Liou
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Abstract
A novel intraluminal therapy system for providing a quick and effective way to treat gastrointestinal infections. The invention includes a brand new system of treating Helicobacter pylori infections and an agent dispenser for an endoscope apparatus, comprising a pump, a catheter connected to the pump and a nozzle connected to the catheter. The devices are used along with a complex of antibiotic and/or antimicrobial agents to eradicate Helicobacter pylori while performing an endoscopic procedure.
Claims18
A method for treating a gastrointestinal infection in a subject, comprising the following steps:
- (i) providing a system for dispensing one or more agents to a subject's gastrointestinal tract;
- wherein the system comprises:
- an endoscope apparatus comprising:
- a light guide device;
- an operation section connected to the light guide device;
- an insertion tube connected to the operation section;
- a bending section connected to the insertion tube;
- and
- a working channel formed within the operation section, the insertion tube and the bending section;
- wherein said working channel has an opening formed at the operation section and another opening formed at an end of the bending section;
- and
- an agent dispenser, comprising:
- a pump for pumping an agent;
- a catheter, wherein one end of the catheter connects to the pump so that the catheter could be used for delivering the agent pumped from the pump;
- and
- a nozzle connected to the other end of the catheter;
- wherein said catheter extends into the working channel via the opening formed at the operation section and passes through the working channel, then extends outward from the working channel via the opening formed at the end of the bending section;
- (ii) administering first antibiotic and/or antimicrobial agent or an antibiotic and/or antimicrobial complex to a gastrointestinal tract using the medical devices, including the endoscope apparatus of the system;
- wherein the antibiotic and/or antimicrobial complex comprises a second antibiotic or antimicrobial agent linked to a polymer or mixed with any solution which has high affinity to the gastric mucosal surface;
- and
- wherein the antibiotic or antimicrobial complex has a viscosity of 3 to 10,000 cp.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.