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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2018
Applicant:
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Inventor:
Peter Belafsky, Sacramento, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/10 (2013.01); A61M 29/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/1002 (2013.01); A61M 25/1011 (2013.01); A61M 29/02 (2013.01); A61M 2025/105 (2013.01); A61M 2025/1081 (2013.01); A61M 2025/1084 (2013.01); A61M 2210/105 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus for dilating an upper esophageal sphincter. The apparatus includes an elongated expandable member having a cross-section shaped to support a natural shape of an upper esophageal sphincter. A catheter extends from the elongated inflatable member.