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US 12,465,256 B1Granted
Systems and methods for endoscopic manometry
AssigneeNorthwestern Memorial Healthcare
InventorsJohn Erik Pandolfino, Dustin Allan Carlson
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Abstract
Systems and methods include techniques associated with endoscopic manometry. An inflatable structure may be inserted within a tissue structure and inflated or deflated to induce a physiological response for a patient. In operation, the physiological response may be induced while a patient is sedated, which may decrease physical and/or psychological pain to the patient.
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A method, comprising:
- positioning an inflatable structure at a designated position associated with a tissue structure of a patient;
- causing a change in at least one of a volume, a cross-sectional area, or a diameter of the inflatable structure;
- determining the change successfully induced a target physiological response;
- logging one or more measurements associated with a condition of the tissue structure;
- reversing the change in at least one of the volume, the cross-sectional area, or the diameter of the inflatable structure;
- causing a second change in at least one of the volume, the cross-sectional area, or the diameter of the inflatable structure;
- determining the second change was unsuccessful in inducing the target physiological response;
- waiting for a threshold period of time;
- after the threshold period of time, determining the second change successfully induced the target physiological response;
- logging one or more second measurements associated with the condition of the tissue structure;
- and
- removing the inflatable structure from the tissue structure.
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A method, comprising:
- positioning an inflatable structure at a designated position associated with a tissue structure of a patient;
- causing a change in at least one of a volume, a cross-sectional area, or a diameter of the inflatable structure;
- determining the change successfully induced a target physiological response;
- logging one or more measurements associated with a condition of the tissue structure;
- causing a second change in at least one of the volume, the cross-sectional area, or the diameter of the inflatable structure;
- determining the second change was unsuccessful in inducing the target physiological response;
- waiting for a threshold period of time;
- after the threshold period of time, determining the second change successfully induced the target physiological response;
- logging one or more second measurements associated with the condition of the tissue structure
- reversing at least one of the change or the second change in at least one of the volume, the cross-sectional area, or the diameter of the inflatable structure;
- and
- removing the inflatable structure from the tissue structure.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.