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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2021
Applicant:
Medtronic Cryocath Lp, Toronto, CA;
Inventor:
Nicolas Coulombe, Anjou, CA;
Assignee:
Medtronic CryoCath LP, Toronto, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/02 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/02 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00199 (2013.01); A61B 2018/0022 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00535 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00577 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00875 (2013.01); A61B 2018/0212 (2013.01); A61B 2018/0287 (2013.01); A61B 2090/065 (2016.02);
Abstract
A medical system for ablating tissue within a gallbladder having a gallbladder wall includes a medical device. The medical device includes a shaft having a proximal portion and a distal portion opposite the proximal portion, and an inflatable treatment element coupled to the distal portion of the shaft and transitionable between a first deflated free-form configuration and a second inflated coiled configuration.