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Patent No.:

US 7458378 B1

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Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2008

Filed:

Aug. 05, 2004
Applicants:

David S Utley, San Carlos, CA (US);

John W Gaiser, Mountain View, CA (US);

Rachel Croft, San Francisco, CA (US);

Inventors:

David S Utley, San Carlos, CA (US);

John W Gaiser, Mountain View, CA (US);

Rachel Croft, San Francisco, CA (US);

Assignee:

Respiratory Diagnostics, Inc., Redmond, WA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 19/00 (2006.01); A61B 18/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Systems and methods apply a selected treatment agent or agents into contact with tissue at or in the region of a dysfunctional sphincter (in the case of GERD, fecal incontinence, or other dysfunctional sphincter disorders) to affect improved sphincter barrier function and/or to disrupt abnormal nerve pathways. The treatment agent can include at least one cytokine and/or at least one tissue bulking agent and/or at least one vanilloid compound to evoke a desired tissue response. The systems and methods can be used a primary treatment modality, or applied as a supplementary treatment before, during or after a primary intervention.


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Utley, David. (2008). Systems methods for applying a selected treatment agent into contact with tissue to treat sphincter dysfunction (U.S. Patent No. 7458378). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/7458378

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