ENDOSCOPIC TISSUE STABILIZATION DEVICE AND RELATED METHODS OF USE
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention include a sleeve for use in a body lumen defined by body tissue. The sleeve includes a collapsible wall defining a lumen and including an inflatable member configured to increase a volume of the lumen when the inflatable member is in an inflated state, a conduit configured to inflate the inflatable member, and a port defined by the collapsible wall and in flow communication with the lumen.
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40 Claims
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21. A medical method, comprising:
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introducing a sleeve into a body space; and inflating portions of the sleeve to at least partially engage a tissue wall, wherein the sleeve includes a wall defining a lumen, a port in flow communication with the lumen, and a plurality of non-inflating portions spaced about a circumference of the wall, each of the plurality of non-inflating portions having a dimension along a longitudinal axis of the sleeve that is greater than a dimension about the circumference of the sleeve. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A medical method, comprising:
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introducing a sleeve into a body space; and expanding the sleeve to at least partially engage a tissue wall, wherein the sleeve includes a wall defining a lumen and a port in flow communication with the lumen, wherein the port is defined by a planar, non-inflating portion of the wall. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A medical method, comprising:
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introducing a sleeve into a body space; expanding the sleeve to at least partially engage a tissue wall, wherein the sleeve includes a wall defining a lumen and a port in flow communication with the lumen; accessing tissue at the port to perform a procedure; applying suction to the lumen of the sleeve; and aspirating tissue into the lumen of the sleeve through the port. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40)
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