Endoscopic inspection using a flexible sleeve
US7264588B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 9, 2005 |
| Grant date | Sep 4, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 9, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M25/0119
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An endoscopic apparatus including an internal unit, adapted to be advanced into a gastrointestinal tract of a patient so as to enable inspection of the tract, an anchor unit, adapted to be held in a position outside the gastrointestinal tract and a flexible sleeve, having a proximal end fixed to the anchor and a distal end fixed to the internal unit, wherein at least a portion of the sleeve between the proximal end distal ends is held initially in a compact state at the internal unit and is arranged to feed out from the internal unit as the internal unit is advanced into the gastrointestinal tract. A method for endoscopic examination is also disclosed.
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