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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2012
Applicant:
Dtherapeutics, Llc, San Diego, CA (US);
Inventor:
Ghassan S. Kassab, Zionsville, IN (US);
Assignee:
DTherapeutics, LLC, San Diego, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/107 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61M 25/10 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/1076 (2013.01); A61B 5/42 (2013.01); A61M 25/1011 (2013.01);
Abstract
Devices and systems to size a luminal organ. At least some embodiments include a catheter comprising an outer elongate tube, an inner elongate tube disposed within the outer elongate tube, a proximal balloon attached to the outer elongate tube, a distal balloon having a first end attached to the outer elongate tube and a second end attached to the inner elongate tube, electrodes positioned on the outer elongate tube, and a pressure transducer positioned on the outer elongate tube.