Methods for treating the cardia of the stomach

申请公布号：US6872206(B2)

申请号：US20020247153

申请日期：2002.09.19

申请公布日期：2005.03.29

申请人：

CURON MEDICAL, INC.

发明人：EDWARDS STUART D;GAISER JOHN;UTLEY DAVID S;WEST SCOTT H;QIN JAY

分类号：A61B18/00;A61B18/04;A61B18/12;A61B18/14;(IPC1-7):A61B18/18

主分类号：A61B18/00

摘要：Methods treat a tissue region. In one arrangement, the methods deploy an electrode on a support structure in a tissue region at or near the cardia of the stomach. In one embodiment, the support structure has a proximal region and a distal region. The proximal region is enlarged in comparison to the distal region, and the electrode is carried by the enlarged proximal surface. The methods advance the electrode in a path to penetrate the tissue region and couple the electrode to a source of radio frequency energy to ohmically heat tissue and create a lesion in the tissue region.

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