Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Distal portion of an endoscopic delivery system
- Patent Title (中): 内窥镜递送系统的远端部分
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Application No.: US10977499Application Date: 2004-10-29
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Publication No.: US07780592B2Publication Date: 2010-08-24
- Inventor: Carole A. Tronnes
- Applicant: Carole A. Tronnes
- Applicant Address: US MN Minneapolis
- Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MN Minneapolis
- Agency: Shumaker & Sieffert, P.A.
- Main IPC: A61B1/00
- IPC: A61B1/00 ; A61B1/04 ; A61B1/12

Abstract:
The disclosure describes an endoscopic delivery system that includes an endoscope and a tissue-receiving member. The tissue-receiving member includes an opening to receive the distal end of the endoscope. The tissue-receiving member also defines a tissue-receiving space that receives tissue when vacuum pressure is applied to the space through the endoscope. A tool and/or material may be delivered to the tissue drawn into the tissue-receiving space. The tissue-receiving member may be cap-like, and only receive the distal end of the endoscope, or include an overtube that receives a substantial portion of the endoscope. The system may be used to, for example, deliver tissue bulking devices to a location proximate to the lower esophageal sphincter (LES) for treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).
Public/Granted literature
- US20060094929A1 Distal portion of an endoscopic delivery system Public/Granted day:2006-05-04
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