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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 23, 2005
Applicants:
David S. Utley, Redwood City, CA (US);
Robert Garabedian, Mountain View, CA (US);
Michael P. Wallace, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Inventors:
David S. Utley, Redwood City, CA (US);
Robert Garabedian, Mountain View, CA (US);
Michael P. Wallace, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Assignee:
Barrx Medical, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods of ablating tissue in an alimentary tract are provided. The methods include advancing an ablation structure into an alimentary tract while supporting the ablation structure with an endoscope. The methods further include a step of moving at least part of the ablation structure with respect to the endoscope and toward a tissue surface, before activating the ablation structure to ablate a tissue surface.