Method to treat esophageal sphincters
First Claim
1. A method of treating a sphincter, comprising:
- providing treatment apparatus means including an expandable device means coupled to an introducer distal portion means and an energy delivery device means, the expandable device means including a first arm means and a second arm means each with proximal and distal section means, wherein the expandable device means has a non-deployed configuration and a deployed configuration when the first and second arm means distend away from each other;
introducing at least a portion of the expandable device means in the sphincter;
advancing the at least a portion of the energy delivery device means from the expandable device means into an interior of the sphincter;
delivering sufficient energy from the energy delivery device means to create a desired tissue effect in the sphincter; and
removing the expandable device means from the sphincter.
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Abstract
A method of treating a sphincter provides a treatment apparatus that includes an expandable device coupled to an introducer distal portion and an energy delivery device. The expandable device includes a first arm and a second arm each with proximal and distal section. The expandable member has a non-deployed configuration and a deployed configuration when the first and second arm distend away from each other. The expandable device is at least partially introduced in the sphincter. At least a portion of the energy delivery device is advanced from the expandable device into an interior of the sphincter. Sufficient energy is delivered from the energy delivery device to create a desired tissue effect in the sphincter. The expandable device is then removed from the sphincter.
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50 Claims
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1. A method of treating a sphincter, comprising:
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providing treatment apparatus means including an expandable device means coupled to an introducer distal portion means and an energy delivery device means, the expandable device means including a first arm means and a second arm means each with proximal and distal section means, wherein the expandable device means has a non-deployed configuration and a deployed configuration when the first and second arm means distend away from each other; introducing at least a portion of the expandable device means in the sphincter; advancing the at least a portion of the energy delivery device means from the expandable device means into an interior of the sphincter; delivering sufficient energy from the energy delivery device means to create a desired tissue effect in the sphincter; and removing the expandable device means from the sphincter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method of treating a sphincter, comprising:
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providing treatment apparatus means including an expandable device means coupled to an introducer distal portion means and an energy delivery device means, the expandable device means including a first arm means and a second arm means each with proximal and distal section means, wherein the expandable member means has a non-deployed configuration and a deployed configuration; introducing the expandable device means in the sphincter; delivering sufficient energy from the energy delivery device means to create a desired tissue effect in the sphincter; and removing the expandable device means from the sphincter. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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