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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2024
Ohio State Innovation Foundation, Columbus, OH (US);
S4 Medical Corp, Chagrin Falls, OH (US);
Emile Daoud, Chagrin Falls, OH (US);
William Fuller, Chagrin Falls, OH (US);
Ohio State Innovation Foundation, Columbus, OH (US);
S4 Medical Corp, Chagrin Falls, OH (US);
Abstract
An assembly for use with a vacuum system and an esophageal positioning device esophageal positioning device includes an introducer, in which the esophageal positioning device includes a first segment and a second segment. The second segment is pivotally connected to the first segment. A gap portion of an outer tube of the introducer is defined along a longitudinal axis between a tube tip of the introducer and the distal end of the second segment of the esophageal positioning device when the esophageal positioning device is disposed within the introducer. The gap portion defines one or more radial vacuum holes.