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US 2010/0168512 A1Published application
Methods and apparatus for reshaping the esophagus and other body lumens
AssigneeIndiana University Research and Technology Corporation
InventorEmad Y. Rahmani
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Abstract
Described are methods and systems for treating a patient to modify a body passage of the patient. The methods may involve removing tissue from a luminal surface of a body passage such as the esophagus or stomach, for the purpose of inducing a healing response that will result in a reshaping of the body passage.
Claims19
A medical device, comprising:
- an endoscopic ligator barrel;
- one or more ligation bands received upon the ligation barrel;
- and
- a single pull line operably associated with said one or more ligation bands, said single pull line operable to deploy said one or more ligation bands from said ligation barrel.
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A medical device, comprising:
- an endoscopic ligator barrel having a proximal end and a beveled distal end;
- and
- one or more ligation bands received upon the ligation barrel, said one or more ligation bands being deployable from said beveled distal end.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.