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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2009
Filed:
May. 26, 2006
David S. Utley, Redwood City, CA (US);
John Gaiser, Mountain View, CA (US);
Stuart D. Edwards, Salinas, CA (US);
Scott H. West, Livermore, CA (US);
Jay Qin, Fremont, CA (US);
David S. Utley, Redwood City, CA (US);
John Gaiser, Mountain View, CA (US);
Stuart D. Edwards, Salinas, CA (US);
Scott H. West, Livermore, CA (US);
Jay Qin, Fremont, CA (US);
BÂRRX Medical, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods of accessing and ablating abnormal epithelium tissue in an alimentary canal are provided. The methods can include steps of (i) inserting an operative element into an alimentary canal such that the proximate to a portion of the alimentary canal having tissue to be ablated; and (ii) using the operative element to apply cryogenic ablation to a site of abnormal tissue.