System, method, and apparatus for accurately deploying particular medical appliances at a target site
US7060076B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 15, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jun 13, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 19, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/12018
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention regards system and apparatus for selectively and accurately deploying one or more sequentially positioned medical appliances from a portable medical device. The apparatus includes a body having a channel, a string passing through the channel, and a mechanism for moving the string a predetermined first distance to deploy a first of the medical appliances and for moving the string a predetermined second distance to deploy a second of the medical appliances. The medical appliances may be, but are not limited to, ligating bands.
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