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US 2009/0024077 A1Published application
Method of insufflating the interior of a gastric cavity of a patient.
OwnerMark S. Zeiner, Jason L. Harris +4inventors
InventorsMark S. Zeiner, Jason L. Harris, Michael J. Stokes, Lawrence Crainich, Thomas E. Albrecht, Daniel Alesi
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Abstract
A method of insufflating the interior of a gastric cavity of a patient by accessing the gastric cavity of a patient, sealing the pyloric sphincter so as to prevent passage of fluids therethrough, and introducing a fluid within said gastric cavity proximal to the pyloric sphincter.
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A method of insufflating the interior of a gastric cavity of a patient, said method comprising the steps of;
- a. accessing said gastric cavity of a patient;
- b. sealing the pyloric sphincter so as to prevent passage of fluids therethrough;
- c. introducing a fluid within said gastric cavity proximal to the pyloric sphincter.
A method of insufflating the interior of a gastric cavity of a patient, said method comprising the steps of;
- a. accessing said gastric cavity of a patient;
- b. sealing the pyloric sphincter so as to prevent passage of fluids therethrough;
- c. introducing a fluid within said gastric cavity proximal to the pyloric sphincter;
- and removing fluid from a region distal to the pyloric sphincter.
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