Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research

Dennis A Wigle

Matthew W Urban

Johnathon M Aho

Stephen D Cassivi

Stephen D Gassivi

A system and method is provided for measuring a mechanical property of a biological tube. The system and method operate to arrange a plurality of piezoelectric elements about the biological tube and apply a predetermined force or transduce an endogeneous or exogeneous force to the biological tube. The system and method also operate to receive a respective signal from each piezoelectric element in the plurality of piezoelectric elements responsive to the application of the predetermined force or a transduced endogenous or exogeneous force and calculate the mechanical property of the biological tube based on the signals received from the plurality of piezoelectric elements.

Systems and methods for assessing properties of biological tubes

Systems, devices, apparatus and methods that may be used for en bloc circumferential esophageal mucosal resection or ablation that can extend over only a selected portion or all of the length of the esophagus.

Esophageal mucosectomy systems, devices and methods

This document provides methods and materials that can be used to replace a circumferential segment of an esophagus. For example, methods and materials that can be used to provide a tubular connection from one stump end of an esophagus to another stump end of the esophagus are provided.

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Rochester, MN, United States of America

Dennis A Wigle