Patent ID: 8275460
Filing Date: 2012-09-25
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
1. A device comprising: a tube having a distal end and a proximal end, wherein at least a portion of the tube is positionable within a compartment of the body; at least one distendable element located along and coupled to the tube in closer proximity to the distal end than to the proximal end, each distendable element configured to provide a sequence of pulses against select body tissues or organs within the compartment over a first period of time, wherein each pulse of the distendable element comprises expansion of the distendable element into a first position and contraction of the distendable element into a second position; and at least one electrical component in association with each of the distendable elements and configured to provide a sequence of pulses to the select body tissues or organs in the compartment over a second period of time, wherein each pulse of the electrical component comprises an activation of the electrical energy and a deactivation of electrical energy.