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US 12,622,776 B2Granted
Cholecystitis treatment via gallbladder occlusion or sealing
AssigneeOlympus Systems Corp.
InventorsTomofumi Katayama, Takahiro Suzuki
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Abstract
A method comprises obstructing at least a portion of an inside of a gallbladder using a barrier, and suppressing, using the barrier, contacting at least a portion of an interior wall of the gallbladder with a bile from a cystic duct.
Claims14
A method comprising:
- obstructing at least a portion of an inside of a gallbladder using a barrier;
- and
- suppressing, using the barrier, contacting at least a portion of an interior wall of the gallbladder with a bile from a cystic duct, wherein the barrier comprises a bag configured to cover an interior of the gallbladder, the bag having an opening.
A method of cholecystitis treatment, comprising:
- a removal step of removing contents of a gallbladder;
- a bile suppression step of arranging a member in the gallbladder, wherein the member is a sack;
- and
- a sealing step of closing a gap between the member and the gallbladder, or between the member and a cystic duct.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.