Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Methods to size a gastric pouch
- Patent Title (中): 胃袋尺寸的方法
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Application No.: US13164330Application Date: 2011-06-20
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Publication No.: US08323217B2Publication Date: 2012-12-04
- Inventor: Ghassan S. Kassab
- Applicant: Ghassan S. Kassab
- Applicant Address: US IN Zionsville
- Assignee: DTherapeutics, LLC
- Current Assignee: DTherapeutics, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US IN Zionsville
- Agency: Ice Miller LLP
- Main IPC: A61B5/00
- IPC: A61B5/00 ; A61B5/103 ; A61B5/117 ; A61M29/00

Abstract:
Methods to size a gastric pouch. In at least one embodiment for measuring the size of a gastric pouch of the present disclosure, the method comprises the steps of introducing a catheter into an esophagus, the catheter comprising an outer elongate tube, an inner elongate tube disposed within the outer elongate tube, a proximal balloon attached to the outer elongate tube, a distal balloon having a first end attached to the outer elongate tube and a second end attached to the inner elongate tube, at least two detection electrodes positioned on the outer elongate tube between at least two excitation electrodes, and a pressure transducer positioned on the outer elongate tube, locating the gastroesophageal junction using the proximal balloon, adjusting the distal balloon axially to a desired balloon length, injecting a fluid into the distal balloon to extend the distal balloon circumferentially, and determining a size variable of the gastric pouch.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110245860A1 METHODS TO SIZE A GASTRIC POUCH Public/Granted day:2011-10-06
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