Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Diagnostic device for the identification of GERD and diseases of the esophagus
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Application No.: US16788510Application Date: 2020-02-12
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Publication No.: US11712195B2Publication Date: 2023-08-01
- Inventor: Jonathan Lawson , Jesse Geroy , Ken Hutchins
- Applicant: Nextern, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US MN White Bear Lake
- Assignee: Nextern Innovation, LLC
- Current Assignee: Nextern Innovation, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MN White Bear Lake
- Agency: Thompson Patent Law
- Agent Craige Thompson; Timothy D. Snowden
- Main IPC: A61B5/00
- IPC: A61B5/00 ; A61B1/273 ; A61B1/04 ; A61B1/00 ; A61B5/145 ; A61B1/06 ; A61M25/10

Abstract:
Apparatus and associated methods relate to diagnostic device and system including a proximal balloon disposed along a length of a catheter and a distal balloon disposed at a distal end of the catheter, with at least one camera disposed at the distal balloon and a pH sensor deployable via inflation of the proximal balloon and configured to engage a patient's esophagus wall to attach the pH sensor to the patient's esophagus wall. In an illustrative example, the pH sensor may be releasably retained to the catheter adjacent to the proximal balloon. The pH sensor may include a tissue engaging feature configured to engage a patient's esophagus wall to attach the pH sensor to the patient's esophagus wall. The diagnostic device may improve upon existing processes by providing a single device to perform a multi-purpose diagnostic procedure.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200253534A1 DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF GERD AND DISEASES OF THE ESOPHAGUS Public/Granted day:2020-08-13
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