Devices and methods to treat and prevent diverticulitis
AssigneeGyrus ACMI, Inc. d/b/a Olympus Surgical Technologies America
InventorsNikhil M. Murdeshwar, Thomas J. Holman
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Abstract
A method of treating diverticulitis while maintaining the bioactivity of the diverticulum. The devices and methods include placing an endoscopic device within a colonic lumen relative to at least one diverticulum and inserting a plurality of particles into the at least one diverticulum. The plurality of particles can include magnetic particles, non-magnetic particles, or both. The plurality of particles can partially or totally occlude the diverticulum preventing unwanted material from entering the diverticulum. Additionally, the plurality of particles can include antimicrobial and therapeutic layers that can treat diverticulitis and prevent or minimize diverticulitis from occurring.
Claims20
A method of treating diverticulitis, the method comprising:
- placing an endoscopic device within a colonic lumen relative to a diverticulum;
- advancing a delivery shaft from the endoscopic device and into the diverticulum;
- and
- releasing a plurality of particles into the diverticulum, wherein the plurality of particles include one or more therapeutic agents to treat the diverticulitis and form a cluster formation to at least partially occlude the diverticulum.
A system for treating diverticulitis, comprising:
- a plurality of particles configured to be injected into a diverticulum, wherein the plurality of particles includes:
- a plurality of magnetized particles having a magnetic core and at least an antimicrobial coating.
A method of treating diverticulitis, the method comprising:
- advancing a delivery shaft from an endoscopic device positioned within a colonic lumen and into the diverticulum;
- and
- releasing a plurality of magnetic particles into the diverticulum, wherein the plurality of magnetic particles have a predetermined cluster formation, the predetermined cluster formation having at least one dimension that is greater than a dimension of an ostia of the diverticulum.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.