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Probes having helical and loop shaped inflatable therapeutic elements

  • US 7,081,115 B2
  • Filed: 07/16/2004
  • Issued: 07/25/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/24/2003
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A probe, comprising:

  • a probe body defining a distal region and a proximal region; and

    an inflatable therapeutic element with an outer surface carried by the distal region of the probe body and movable between a coiled state defining a substantially helical shape, where a portion of the outer surface defines an open area interior to the inflatable element, and an uncoiled state.

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