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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2017
Applicant:
Recor Medical, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Inventor:
Alan K. Schaer, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
ReCor Medical, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 7/00 (2006.01); A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61N 7/02 (2006.01); A61B 18/18 (2006.01); A61B 18/20 (2006.01); A61B 8/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/1492 (2013.01); A61B 8/4281 (2013.01); A61B 18/18 (2013.01); A61B 18/1815 (2013.01); A61B 18/20 (2013.01); A61N 7/02 (2013.01); A61N 7/022 (2013.01); A61B 17/2202 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0046 (2013.01); A61N 2007/003 (2013.01); A61N 2007/0043 (2013.01); A61N 2007/0065 (2013.01); A61N 2007/0078 (2013.01); A61N 2007/0082 (2013.01); A61N 2007/0091 (2013.01); A61N 2007/0095 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for treating gastroesophageal reflex and other luminal conditions provide for delivering acoustic energy to a body lumen to remodel tissue surrounding the body lumen. In the case of treating GERD, a catheter carrying an ultrasonic or other vibrational transducer is introduced to the lower esophageal sphincter, and acoustic energy is delivered to the sphincter in order to tighten or bulk the sphincter such that reflex is reduced.