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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 19, 2019
Applicant:
Olympus Corporation, Hachioji, JP;
Inventors:
Haruhiro Inoue, Tokyo, JP;
Kunihide Kaji, Tokyo, JP;
Yuji Kishimoto, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshie Aikawa, Tokyo, JP;
Nobuko Matsuo, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
OLYMPUS CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/00234 (2013.01); A61B 18/1492 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00269 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00827 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00482 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00494 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00577 (2013.01);
Abstract
In an endoscopic treatment method, a damaged area is formed in at least a portion of a digestive tract along a circumferential direction. The damaged area is formed by performing thermal ablation of mucosal layer and not removing the mucosal layer. An incomplete stenosis is formed in the digestive tract during restoration of the damaged area.