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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2020
Applicant:
West Virginia University Board of Governors on Behalf of West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV (US);
Inventor:
Nova Szoka, Morgantown, WV (US);
Assignee:
West Virginia University Board of Governors on behalf of West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 90/30 (2016.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/06 (2006.01); A61B 1/273 (2006.01); A61B 1/303 (2006.01); A61B 1/307 (2006.01); A61B 1/31 (2006.01); A61B 1/313 (2006.01); A61B 1/32 (2006.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61F 5/00 (2006.01); A61M 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 90/30 (2016.02); A61B 1/00066 (2013.01); A61B 1/00078 (2013.01); A61B 1/00105 (2013.01); A61B 1/0669 (2013.01); A61B 1/0684 (2013.01); A61B 1/2736 (2013.01); A61B 1/303 (2013.01); A61B 1/307 (2013.01); A61B 1/31 (2013.01); A61B 1/3132 (2013.01); A61B 1/32 (2013.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.02); A61B 90/361 (2016.02); A61F 5/0076 (2013.01); A61F 5/0086 (2013.01); A61F 5/0089 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00725 (2013.01); A61B 2090/304 (2016.02); A61B 2090/306 (2016.02); A61B 2090/309 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3979 (2016.02); A61M 1/84 (2021.05); A61M 25/007 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed are various embodiments for improved surgical devices and methods of using the same in connection with bariatric and gastroesophageal surgery. The present disclosure includes a lighted bougie device that can include an elongate member and a light source. The light source can be configured to emit near-infrared light. The light source can also be positioned about the bougie such that light emitted from the light source illuminates along a portion of the bougie.