Patent ID: 7056319

Claim:
A catheter device for diagnosing a dysfunctional sphincter and ablating the sphincter, comprising: an elongate sheath comprising a manometry data collecting portion and a sphincter cutting portion; wherein the elongate sheath further comprises: a proximal end, a distal end and a longitudinal axis extending therebetween, the distal end comprising the sphincter cutting portion; a cutting wire passageway extending along the longitudinal axis from the proximal end to the sphincter cutting portion; a cutting wire extending longitudinally through the cutting wire passageway from the proximal end to the sphincter cutting portion, the cutting wire having an exposed portion located alongside the sphincter cutting portion; an anchor connecting the cutting wire to the sphincter cutting portion; and a handle disposed near the proximal end of the elongate sheath and operatively connected to the cutting wire, wherein the cutting wire is adapted for ablating the sphincter.