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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2018
Filed:
May. 22, 2015
Amphora Medical, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Edwin J. Hlavka, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Thomas V. Ressemann, Edina, MN (US);
Eric Whitbrook, St. Paul, MN (US);
John Christian Knudson, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Amphora Medical, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
A device and method that provides a minimally-invasive approach to performing treatments on soft tissue, such as that found in the bladder. The device is useful for manipulating tissue such that treatment tools can be inserted into the tissue at a controlled depth. In some implementations, the device and method described herein are suited to provide therapy to non-mucosal target tissue (or a target volume of tissue) to modulate bladder function. In an example, energy can be delivered to denervate selected portions of the bladder, such as afferent nerves.