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US 6,547,776 B1Granted
Systems and methods for treating tissue in the crura
AssigneeCuron Medical, Inc.
InventorsJohn Gaiser, David Utley
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Abstract
Tissue in the crura is treated by advancing a tissue penetrating element from a catheter tube through a wall of the esophagus. The tissue penetrating element is operated to affect a tightening of the crura, e.g., to treat hiatal hernia.
Claims7
A method for treating hiatal hernia comprising the steps of
- locating the stomach in a proper intra-abdominal position below the diaphragm,
- introducing a catheter tube into a region of the esophagus adjoining the crura, and
- advancing a tissue penetrating element from the catheter tube through a wall of the esophagus and into contact with tissue in one or more crura, and
- tightening the one or more crura using the tissue penetrating element, to thereby retain the stomach in the proper intra-abdominal position.
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