Systems and methods for localized endoluminal thermal liquid treatment
AssigneeIntuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
InventorsRobert L. Barry, Erik M. Henne
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Abstract
A system for treating target tissue located at a first location along an anatomic lumen comprises a catheter including a distal end portion configured for deployment in the anatomic lumen. The system also comprises an expansion device coupled to the distal end portion of the catheter. The expansion device has an expanded size in a deployed configuration. The expansion device in the deployed configuration occludes the anatomic lumen at a second location, different from the first location, along the anatomic lumen. The expansion device also occludes at least one of a plurality of blood vessels adjacent the anatomic lumen to reduce blood flow to the target tissue at the first location.
Claims45
A system for treating target tissue located at a first location along an anatomic lumen, the system comprising:
- a catheter including a distal end portion configured for deployment in the anatomic lumen;
- and
- an expansion device coupled to the distal end portion of the catheter, the expansion device having an expanded size in a deployed configuration,
- wherein the expansion device in the deployed configuration occludes the anatomic lumen at a second location, different from the first location, along the anatomic lumen and occludes at least one of a plurality of blood vessels adjacent the anatomic lumen to reduce blood flow to the target tissue at the first location.
A system comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a memory having computer readable instructions stored thereon, the computer readable instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the system to:
- expand a treatment device positioned within a first anatomic lumen at a first location along a length of the first anatomic lumen;
- and
- apply heat using the treatment device to occlude a first blood vessel adjacent to the first anatomic lumen to reduce blood flow to a target tissue,
- wherein the target tissue is at a second location along the length of the first anatomic lumen and wherein the second location is at a different location than the first location.
The system of claim wherein the computer readable instructions, when executed by the processor, further cause the system to:
- apply heat to the second blood vessel when the treatment device is positioned within the second anatomic lumen.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.