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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2020

Filed:

Nov. 11, 2016
Applicant:

The Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc., Milwaukee, WI (US);

Inventor:

Reza Shaker, Brookfield, WI (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/132 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/103 (2006.01); A61F 2/50 (2006.01); A61B 5/03 (2006.01); A61B 5/07 (2006.01); A61B 17/135 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/1325 (2013.01); A61B 5/0002 (2013.01); A61B 5/037 (2013.01); A61B 5/076 (2013.01); A61B 5/103 (2013.01); A61B 5/4211 (2013.01); A61B 5/4233 (2013.01); A61B 5/687 (2013.01); A61B 5/7246 (2013.01); A61B 17/1355 (2013.01); A61F 2/50 (2013.01); A61B 5/0053 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00022 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00827 (2013.01);
Abstract

An esophageal device is used to recognize, diagnose, characterize, or relieve an impact of an abnormal or defective UES anatomy, physiology, or functionality. In one implementation, the esophageal device measures a UES response to esophageal fluid infusion to detect or characterize an abnormality or defective UES anatomy, physiology, or functionality. An Upper Esophageal Sphincter compression device is used to increase intra-luminal pressure within the Upper Esophageal Sphincter of a patient in order relieve an impact of an abnormal or defective UES anatomy, physiology, or functionality.


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