Submucosal prosthesis delivery device

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A - Human Necessities

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A61B 19/00 (2006.01) A61B 17/12 (2006.01) A61F 2/00 (2006.01) A61B 17/00 (2006.01) A61B 17/34 (2006.01) A61F 2/20 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 2365068

Disclosed is a delivery device for controllably delivering a prosthetic bulking device (16) below a tissue surface such as below the mucosa (15) to treat gastro-esophageal reflux disease. The delivery device may be embodied in a deployment catheter (73), an endoscope (30), or an endoscope attachment. The bulking device (16) cooperates with residual lower esophageal sphincter (LES) function to increase LES closing pressure. Methods are also disclosed.

L'invention concerne un dispositif d'introduction servant à placer de manière régulée un milieu prothétique gonflant (16) sous la surface d'un tissu, tel qu'une muqueuse (15), aux fins de traiter le reflux gastro-oesophagien. Le dispositif d'introduction peut être un cathéter à déploiement (73), un endoscope (30) ou un raccord endoscopique. Le dispositif gonflant (16) coopère avec la fonction résiduelle du sphincter inférieur de l'oesophage (SIO) afin d'accroître la pression de fermeture du SIO. L'invention concerne aussi des procédés correspondants.

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