Harith Rajagopalan,Jay Caplan,Craig M. Gardner,J. Christopher Flaherty
申请号：
US15683713
公开号：
US20180193590A1
申请日:
2017.08.22
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2018
代理人:
摘要：
A method for performing a medical procedure in an intestine of a patient is provided. The method comprises providing a system comprising: a catheter for insertion into the intestine, the catheter comprising: an elongate shaft comprising a distal portion； and a functional assembly positioned on the shaft distal portion and comprising at least one treatment element. The catheter is introduced into the patient, and target tissue is treated with the at least one treatment element. The target tissue comprises mucosal tissue of the small intestine, and the medical procedure can be configured to treat at least one of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) or non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH).
