Gregory Brian Rieker,Venkatesh Vasudevan,Uday N. Kumar,William Croisettier,William Bragg,Gary Mekikian,Richard Ian Whyte
申请号：
US11724791
公开号：
US08454588B2
申请日:
2007.03.16
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2013
代理人:
摘要：
An apparatus for moving the esophagus includes an elongate body having a distal tip, a controlled curvature section, and a flexible section. A handle is coupled to the flexible section to adjust the curvature of the controlled curvature section. The length of the controlled curvature section is less than the length of the thoracic portion of the esophagus. Further, a method of adjusting the curvature of the esophagus during a therapeutic procedure in a treatment area outside of the esophagus includes positioning within the esophagus an elongate body having a distal tip, a controlled curvature section, and a flexible section and adjusting the curvature of the controlled curvature section to increase the distance between the esophagus and a treatment area outside of the esophagus.
