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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2007
Filed:
Oct. 10, 2002
Joe B. Massey, Atlanta, GA (US);
Phillip Jack Snoke, Winston Salem, NC (US);
Joe B. Massey, Atlanta, GA (US);
Phillip Jack Snoke, Winston Salem, NC (US);
Optivia Medical, LLC, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Abstract
A dilatation system preferably including a dilator and a detachable handle for achieving step dilatation of a bodily opening is provided. The dilator preferably is steerable and can be visually guided using a fiber optic scope positioned in a lumen formed in a shaft of the dilator. Fluid can be delivered through the lumen with the scope positioned therein so as to distend, irrigate, or insufflate a space within the body. A kit and related methods also are provided that can include elements desired to facilitate step dilatation of a body opening.