Pediatric nasal endoscope, gastroscope and aerodigestive scope

US11523728B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• The Regents of the University of Colorado, a Body Corporate · US

Inventors

• Joel Friedlander · Englewood, US
• Jeremy Prager · Englewood, US
• Emily Deboer · Denver, US
• Robin Deterding · Boulder, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 2, 2018
• Grant date: Dec 13, 2022
• Expiry date: Feb 2, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B2503/06
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

TNE provides the opportunity to make the care of children with EoE and other gastrointestinal or aerodigestive conditions safer, more efficient, and less costly while simultaneously advancing our understanding of the pathophysiology and natural course of this condition. A pediatric endoscope was developed to facilitate TNE in children with EoE. The pediatric endoscope (combined gastroscope, bronchoscope, laryngoscope) includes a 3-4 mm flexible, fiber optic endoscope that allows HD TV viewing with the head of a pediatric bronchoscope that allows four way tip deflection, a scope stiffening apparatus to minimize the endoscopes flexibility when needed, a foot and hand activation to allow air/water insufflation and image/video capture, a light source, 2 mm biopsy channel.