Intra-cavity catheters and methods of use

Details Intra-cavity catheters and methods of use Intra-cavity catheters and methods of use

2004-11-12

2008-11-11

Farah, Ahmed M (Department: 3735)

Surgery: light, thermal, and electrical application

Light, thermal, and electrical application

Light application

C607S089000, C606S007000, C606S015000, C128S898000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07449026

ABSTRACT:
Catheters for performing therapeutic and diagnostic procedures within a body, including human or animal body cavities or lumens, and methods for use. One or more distancing member of the catheter can be used to position a sensor or a therapeutic device a minimum distance from a wall of a lumen or cavity. The catheter can include means for actively or passively controlling or modulating its position within the lumen or cavity during a procedure. Methods for using the catheter include nonocclusive deployment in the human gastrointestinal tract for phototherapy procedures, delivering electromagnetic radiation substantially homogeneously or in a desired pattern to the interior of a lumen.

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