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7430449 Methods and apparatus for testing disruption of a vagal nerve  
Method and apparatus for disrupting a gastric vagal nerve in the gastroesophageal region and testing the function and disruption of the vagal nerve. In one example embodiment, a treatment device...
7344535 Devices and methods for treatment of luminal tissue  
Devices and methods are provided for treatment of tissue in a body lumen with an electrode deployment device. Embodiments typically include a device with a plurality of electrodes having a...
7330753 Analysis of eating habits  
Diet evaluation gastric apparatus ( 18 ) is provided, which detects when a patient ( 10 ) swallows, and detects the type and amount of matter ingested. The apparatus includes electrodes ( 74, 100 )...
7326207 Surgical weight control device  
This invention provides a method and system for the curative treatment of obesity. A first aspect of this invention is that it enables identification of the nerves responsible for the relaxation of...
7282050 Ablation of exterior of stomach to treat obesity  
The invention provides methods and devices to treat obesity by ablating tissue from an exterior surface of a stomach of a patient. For example, the invention may involve ablation of exterior...
7252665 Ablation of stomach lining to reduce stomach acid secretion  
The invention provides methods and devices to reduce stomach acid secretion in a patient with a hyper acid condition. For example, the invention may involve ablation of the stomach lining to...
7238357 Methods for treating ulcers and gastroesophageal reflux disease  
Methods for treating peptic ulcers and methods for treating gastroesophageal reflux disease by oral administration of a botulinum toxin.
7232438 Ablation device with clear probe  
A medical device for performing a therapeutic procedure on a patient. The medical device includes an elongate probe extending to an applicator end and a visually transparent tip positioned adjacent...
7179257 Devices, systems and methods for treating tissue regions of the body  
Improved devices, systems and methods for treating a tissue region provide straightforward, yet reliable ways for installing diverse functional components within the confined space of a...
7167758 Medical instruments and techniques for treatment of gastro-esophageal reflux disease  
Apparatus and methods for treating tissue at or near a sphincter provide for transluminal introduction of an energy delivery device. The device includes a tissue compression member to compress...
7165551 Apparatus to detect and treat aberrant myoelectric activity  
An apparatus to treat a sphincter has a support member. A sphincter electropotential mapping device includes a mapping electrode. The sphincter electropotential mapping device is coupled to the...
7162303 Renal nerve stimulation method and apparatus for treatment of patients  
A method and apparatus for treatment of heart failure, hypertension and renal failure by stimulating the renal nerve. The goal of therapy is to reduce sympathetic activity of the renal nerve....
7150745 Devices and methods for treatment of luminal tissue  
Devices and methods are provided for treatment of tissue in a body lumen with an electrode deployment device. Embodiments typically include a device with a plurality of electrodes having a...
7137981 Endoscopic ablation system with a distally mounted image sensor  
A tissue ablation system is described. The tissue ablation system can include a plurality of electrodes, a viewing window between adjacent electrodes, illuminating elements, and an image sensor....
7097644 Medical device with improved wall construction  
A medical device having a laminate elongate hollow member is disclosed. The laminate member provides torsional stiffness for controlling positioning of the distal end of the device, and provides...
7066930 Arrangement for the treatment of barrett's esophagus  
A method for the treatment of Barrett's Esophagus of a patient having endothelial esophageal complications. The treatment comprises connecting a wavelength specific light source to an elongated...
7008419 Surgical instruments and techniques for treating gastro-esophageal reflux disease  
Instruments for thermally-mediated treatment of a patient's lower esophageal sphincter (LES) to induce an injury healing response to thereby populate the extracellular compartment of walls of the...
6918906 Endoscopic ablation system with improved electrode geometry  
An endoscopic ablation system is provided for use with a flexible endoscope for the ablative treatment of diseased tissue on the interior lining a body lumen. The endoscopic ablation system...
6872206 Methods for treating the cardia of the stomach  
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...
6740082 Surgical instruments for treating gastro-esophageal reflux  
Instruments for thermally-mediated treatment of a patient's lower esophageal sphincter (LES) to induce an injury healing response to thereby populate the extracellular compartment of walls of the...
6709431 Cryo-temperature monitoring  
Devices and methods for cold-treating lesions within the body. A temperature monitoring device for use with a cryo therapy apparatus may include a cryo therapy apparatus, one or more tubular...
6640120 Probe assembly for mapping and ablating pulmonary vein tissue and method of using same  
The present invention relates to a probe assembly for mapping and ablating pulmonary vein tissue and method of using the same. The probe assembly includes an expandable and collapsible basket...
6618626 Apparatus and methods for protecting the axillary nerve during thermal capsullorhaphy  
This invention provides apparatus and means for protecting the axillary nerve during thermal capsullorhaphy. An electrosurgical probe is attached to a standard electrosurgical generator that is...
6551310 System and method of treating abnormal tissue in the human esophagus  
An ablation catheter system and method of use is provided to endoscopically access portions of the human esophagus experiencing undesired growth of columnar epithelium. The ablation catheter system...
6535768 Medical instruments and techniques for treatment of gastro-esophageal reflux disease  
A novel therapeutic instrument and technique for delivering thermal energy to a target tissue volume or site in an interior of a patient's body in a “non-invasive” manner for medical purposes,...
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