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US 2018/0000498 A1Published application
System and method for treatment of gastroesophageal varices
AssigneeBoston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
InventorsFergal Horgan, Marie Turkington, Martyn Folan, Thomas Keating
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to the field of endoscopy. Specifically, the present disclosure relates to delivery systems and methods for coagulating sites of bleeding within mucosal tissues, and in particular, for eradicating esophageal varices.
Claims20
An endoscope cap, comprising:
- a proximal portion;
- a distal portion;
- a lumen extending between the proximal and distal portions;
- and
- an ultrasound transducer array disposed at the distal portion and configured to direct ultrasonic energy into the lumen.
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A device, comprising:
- an endoscope cap configured to be coupled to a distal end of an endoscope, the endoscope cap including:
- a proximal portion;
- a distal portion;
- a lumen extending between the proximal and distal portions;
- a power cable extending along the endoscope cap;
- and
- an ultrasound transducer array electrically connected to power cable, the ultrasound transducer array configured to direct high intensity focused ultrasound into the lumen.
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A method of treatment, comprising:
- a) positioning an endoscope cap with a source of high intensity focused ultrasound configured therein at a location of target tissue in a body lumen of a patient;
- b) positioning the endoscope cap over a surface of the target tissue;
- c) drawing the target tissue into the lumen of the endoscope cap;
- and
- d) delivering high intensity focused ultrasound to the target tissue.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.