Passage expansion device for patients
AssigneeThe Regents of the University of California
InventorsPeter Belafsky, Joel Delman, John B. Freese
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Abstract
A method for opening a portion of a passageway of a patient is disclosed. The patient has a first metallic structure attached to a portion of the patient's neck. The method includes obtaining a second magnetic structure, placing the second magnetic structure proximate the first metallic structure attached to the portion of the patient's neck, and pulling the second magnetic structure away from the patient's neck to thereby open the passageway.
Claims2
A method for opening a passageway in a patient, the method comprising:
- placing a structure in the patient, wherein the structure is attached to the cricoid cartilage in the patient's neck;
- and
- pulling the structure away from the patient to open the passageway, wherein the passageway is an esophagus in the patient, and wherein pulling the structure allows the patient to control the opening of the upper sphincter of the esophagus.
A method for opening a passageway in a patient, the method comprising:
- placing a structure in the patient, wherein the structure is attached to the cricoid cartilage in the patient's neck;
- and
- pulling the structure away from the patient to open the passageway, wherein the passageway is an esophagus in the patient, and wherein pulling the structure allows the patient to control the opening of the upper sphincter of the esophagus,
- wherein the structure is metallic.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.