Split overtube assembly

US11730928B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignees

• Aspero Medical, Inc. · US
• The Regents of the University of Colorado, a Body Corporate · US

Inventors

• Mark Rentschler · Boulder, US
• Steven A. Edmundowicz · Centennial, US
• William Laybourn · Madison, US
• Randall N. Allard · Germantown, US
• Jason Morton · Golden, US

Key dates

• Filing date: May 15, 2020
• Grant date: Aug 22, 2023
• Expiry date: Feb 9, 2041

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61M2025/109
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

An overtube assembly for use with an elongate medical tool includes an overtube including a flexible tubular body having a proximal end and distal end. The flexible tubular body includes a split extending from the proximal end to the distal end. The overtube assembly further includes an inflatable balloon coupled to a distal portion of the flexible tubular body. The flexible tubular body is disposable over a section of the elongate medical tool by inserting the elongate medical tool through the split.