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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2013
Applicant:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Inventor:
Lee L. Swanstrom, Portland, OR (US);
Assignee:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61B 1/018 (2006.01); A61B 17/28 (2006.01); A61B 17/3205 (2006.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/29 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/34 (2013.01); A61B 1/018 (2013.01); A61B 17/3431 (2013.01); A61B 1/00154 (2013.01); A61B 17/28 (2013.01); A61B 17/29 (2013.01); A61B 17/3205 (2013.01); A61B 2017/003 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2906 (2013.01); A61B 2017/3445 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments include a method of performing a medical procedure in a patient. The method includes creating an incision in an abdominal wall of the patient, inserting a flexible guide tube into the incision, and advancing a flexible instrument through the guide tube. The method also includes positioning a distal tip of the guide tube adjacent to a gastroesophageal junction and passing the instrument through an esophageal hiatus.