Method for augmenting wall forming gastrointestinal tract and kit for use therewith
AssigneeBoston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
InventorsDavid E. Silverman, Alan Stein
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Abstract
A method for treating a gastrointestinal tract in a body of a mammal. At least one nonaqueous solution is introduced into the wall. A nonbiodegradable solid is formed in the wall from the at least one nonaqueous solution to treat the wall. A kit for use in the procedure is provided.
Claims35
A method for treating a gastrointestinal tract extending from a mouth to an anus in a body of a mammal and formed by a wall comprising the steps of introducing at least one nonaqueous solution into the wall and forming from the at least one nonaqueous solution a nonbiodegradable solid in the wall to augment the wall.
A method for treating gastroesophageal reflux disease in a body of a mammal having an esophagus extending through a lower esophageal sphincter to a stomach and a wall forming the esophagus and the stomach in which the wall includes a muscle layer comprising the step of forming at least one implant in the muscle layer of the wall to reduce the distensibility of the wall.
A method for treating fecal incontinence in a body of a mammal having a rectum formed by a rectal wall extending to an anus wherein the rectal wall includes a sphincter muscle surrounding the anus comprising the steps of introducing at least one nonaqueous solution into the rectal wall in the vicinity of the anus and forming from the at least one nonaqueous solution a nonbiodegradable solid in the rectal wall.
A kit for use in treating a wall forming the upper portion of a gastrointestinal tract in a body of a mammal comprising a package, a needle assembly carried within the package and including an elongate tubular member having proximal and distal extremities and a tubular needle slidably disposed in the elongate tubular member and movable from a retracted position in which the tubular needle is recessed within the distal extremity of the elongate tubular member to an extended position in which the tubular needle projects distally of the elongate tubular member and a fluid connector carried by the proximal extremity of the elongate tubular member and coupled to the tubular needle, a syringe removably couplable to the fluid connector carried within the package and a container of a nonaqueous solution removably couplable to the syringe carried within the package, a nonbiodegradable solid formable from the nonaqueous solution when the nonaqueous solution is introduced into the wall of the body whereby the nonaqueous solution is loaded from the container into the syringe and delivered from the syringe by means of the needle assembly into the wall to form an implant in the wall.
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