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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2015
Applicant:
Fractyl Laboratories, Inc., Waltham, MA (US);
Inventors:
Jay Caplan, Belmont, MA (US);
Phillip S. Levin, Storrs, CT (US);
Andrew Coats, Somerville, MA (US);
Harith Rajagopalan, Brookline, MA (US);
Mark A. Manasas, Lexington, MA (US);
J. Christopher Flaherty, Auburndale, FL (US);
Assignee:
Fractyl Laboratories, Inc., Lexington, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/04 (2006.01); A61M 25/10 (2013.01); A61B 18/06 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 18/24 (2006.01); A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61N 7/02 (2006.01); A61B 18/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/04 (2013.01); A61B 18/06 (2013.01); A61M 25/1002 (2013.01); A61B 18/1492 (2013.01); A61B 18/24 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00269 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00017 (2013.01); A61B 2018/0022 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00494 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00577 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00994 (2013.01); A61B 2018/0212 (2013.01); A61B 2018/046 (2013.01); A61B 2018/048 (2013.01); A61M 2025/105 (2013.01); A61N 7/022 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device for ablating target tissue of a patient with an ablative fluid is provided. An elongate shaft includes a proximal portion and a distal portion, and at least one fluid delivery element is attached to the distal portion. The device can be configured to ablate the duodenal mucosa of a patient while avoiding damage to the duodenal adventitial tissue. Systems and methods of treating target tissue are also provided.