| XLumena, Inc. Patent applications |
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| 20120071904 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR TREATING HIATAL HERNIAS - The present invention relates generally to medical methods and systems used to restore the angle of His and treat hiatal hernias and other conditions of the lower esophagus. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method and system that allows fixation of the distal esophagus and fundus of the stomach directly to the diaphragmatic crus muscle. The present invention provides a method where the diaphragmatic crus muscle is identified and precisely located from within and through the gastrointestinal lumen followed by the placement of a translumenal anchor which connects and secures the esophagus and stomach to the diaphragmatic crus muscle. This procedure reduces the hiatal hernia, restores the normal anatomy and treats conditions associated with the lower esophagus. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20110137394 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PENETRATING ADJACENT TISSUE LAYERS - Penetration and dilation of passages from a first body lumen to a second body lumen are achieved while providing tension anchoring of the luminal walls to inhibit the leakage of body fluids. In one embodiment, one or more T-bar anchors may be used to provide the tensioning of the body lumen walls. In a second embodiment, a plurality of hooked or everted wires may be provided on a catheter which is used to penetrate and dilate a passage between the luminal walls. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110112622 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DEPLOYING STENT ACROSS ADJACENT TISSUE LAYERS - Transluminal access system includes a stent delivery catheter having a handle control mechanism. The catheter comprises a number of components for establishing an initial penetration between adjacent body lumens and subsequently implanting a stent or other luminal anchor therebetween. Manipulation of the stent components is achieved using control mechanisms on the handle while the handle is attached to an endoscope which provides access to a first body lumen. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20100268175 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DELIVERING EXPANDING TROCAR THROUGH A SHEATH - A trocar has an elongate body and a tissue-penetrating tip. One or more radially extending blade(s) are provided near the tissue-penetrating tip of the trocar body so that they automatically open as the trocar is advanced through tissue. The blades will enlarge the penetration which was formed by the tip of the trocar. | 10-21-2010 |
| 20100268029 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ADVANCING A DEVICE FROM ONE BODY LUMEN TO ANOTHER - A guidewire has a guidewire body with a distal end and a proximal end. A balloon or other tissue anchor is disposed at or near the distal end of the guidewire, and the guidewire may be used to draw two layers of tissue into apposition by placing the guidewire through a tissue penetration, deploying the tissue anchor, and drawing proximally on the guidewire body. Optionally, the guidewire may include deployable blades for enlarging a tissue penetration as the guidewire is advanced therethrough. | 10-21-2010 |
| 20090281557 | TISSUE ANCHOR FOR SECURING TISSUE LAYERS - Tissue anchors comprise a woven filament braid body having an elongated tubular configuration and a foreshortened configuration where proximal and distal ends of the body expand radially into double-walled flange structures while leaving a cylindrical saddle region therebetween. The tissue anchors are deployed through penetrations between adjacent tissue layers, where the flanges engage the outer surfaces of the tissue layers and the saddle region resides within the tissue penetrations. | 11-12-2009 |
| 20090281379 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSLUMINAL ACCESS - A translumenal access system includes a translumenal access catheter, a trocar, and one or more guidewires. The trocar may be introduced through adjacent tissue layers, typically from an endoscope, and the translumenal access catheter introduced through the resulting penetration over the trocar. A balloon on the catheter may be used to dilate the penetration, and an enlarged distal portion of the balloon may be used to draw the tissue layers into apposition. The first stent may be exchanged for the trocar and a second stent may be introduced through a side port on the access catheter. The stents may be then used to introduced catheters or other interventional tools, optionally for delivering one or more stents to the enlarged tissue penetration. | 11-12-2009 |
| 20090030380 | Method and Apparatus for Performing Needle Guided Interventions - An apparatus and method for performing needle guided interventions and especially needle guided dilations of tissue to create a therapeutic conduit between two luminal organs or structures. The device is particularly useful for creation of an artificial lumen between two hollow body organs using the working lumen of an endoscope. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090018576 | Methods and Systems for Treating Hiatal Hernias - The present invention relates generally to medical methods and systems used to restore the angle of His and treat hiatal hernias and other conditions of the lower esophagus. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method and system that allows fixation of the distal esophagus and fundus of the stomach directly to the diaphragmatic crus muscle. The present invention provides a method where the diaphragmatic crus muscle is identified and precisely located from within and through the gastrointestinal lumen followed by the placement of a translumenal anchor which connects and secures the esophagus and stomach to the diaphragmatic crus muscle. This procedure reduces the hiatal hernia, restores the normal anatomy and treats conditions associated with the lower esophagus. | 01-15-2009 |
