Esophageal food bolus dislodger device and method of using same
OwnerPaul Hagan, Jr.inventor
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Abstract
An esophageal food bolus dislodger (EFBD) device and method of using same is disclosed. For example, an EFBD device is provided that may include an esophageal catheter that has a distal guidance member, and also including a cone member, an inflation member, and a boring member arranged along the esophageal catheter in advance of the distal guidance member. In EFBD device, the combination of the inflation member in a partially or fully deployed state, the cone member in a partially or fully deployed state, and the boring member may be used to dislodge food in a procedure for endoscopic removal of food bolus. Further, a method of using the presently disclosed EFBD device for dislodging food from the esophagus is provided.
Claims8
An esophageal food bolus dislodge device consisting of:
- an esophageal catheter consisting of a proximal end and a distal end;
- a balloon consisting of a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the balloon is in fluid communication with the esophageal catheter;
- a cone positioned at the proximal end of the balloon;
- and a hollow tapered structure positioned at the distal end of the balloon, wherein the hollow tapered structure has a blunt distal end, and wherein the cone and the balloon, and the hollow tapered structure are arranged along the esophageal catheter proximal the distal end, and wherein the cone and the proximal end of the balloon are secured to the esophageal catheter at a proximal anchor region and the hollow tapered structure and-the distal end of the balloon are secured to the esophageal catheter at a distal anchor region;
- wherein the balloon and the cone each has a non-deployed or uninflated state and a deployed or inflated state;
- wherein the cone in the deployed or inflated state has a diameter greater than a diameter of the balloon in the deployed or inflated state;
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- wherein the cone has a structure selected from the group consisting of a plunger-like structure and an umbrella-like structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.