Patent application number | Description | Published |
20130225900 | Method and Device for Closure of Intraluminal Perforations - A closure device having evertable arms for capturing and everting tissue and method for its use with an invasive scope, such as an endoscope, for full-thickness closure of perforations and leaks in the walls of an intraluminal bodily space. | 08-29-2013 |
20140207019 | Method and Device for Statistical Tissue Sampling Using Microdevices - The present invention utilizes tetherless microtools to biopsy tissue. The invention provides a device and method for deployment and retrieval of tetherless microtools. The size of the microtools ensures that tissue damage at a site targeted for biopsy is negligible. As such, large numbers of microtools may be deployed ensuring that a true statistical sampling of biologic tissue is performed. | 07-24-2014 |
20140296742 | Method and Device for Endoscopic Abrasion - The present invention provides an endoscopic abrasion device and methods of use thereof. The device includes a catheter having an inflation balloon including one or more elements disposed on the balloon for abrasion of tissue when the balloon is rotated about the longitudinal axis of the catheter. The device may be used to treat and diagnose diseases of the esophageal passage, such as Barrett's disease. | 10-02-2014 |