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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2012
Darin Schaeffer, Bloomington, IN (US);
Kathryn Evert, Bloomington, IN (US);
Thomas Cherry, Covington, LA (US);
Jack Kolenda, Oakville, CA;
Darin Schaeffer, Bloomington, IN (US);
Kathryn Evert, Bloomington, IN (US);
Thomas Cherry, Covington, LA (US);
Jack Kolenda, Oakville, CA;
COOK MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC, Bloomington, IN (US);
Abstract
Methods of treatment are described. More particularly, methods of providing access to a bodily passage, such as a salivary duct, are described herein. For example, methods of providing access to a salivary duct and introducing a sheath and wire guide are described herein. In addition, various methods of treatment are described herein. For example, methods of treating a stone located within a salivary duct are described herein.