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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 01, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2004
Applicant:
Robert S. Behl, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Inventor:
Robert S. Behl, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
Percutaneous Systems, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 10/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A body structure is manipulated by first introducing a bulking material, such as a length of material, into an interior of the body structure in either open or laparoscopic surgical procedures. After the bulking material is introduced, an exterior region of the body structure may be manipulated while the material remains within the interior of the body structure. Typically, manipulation comprises resection of the body structure from surrounding tissue. The resected body structure may then be removed.