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Pressure-propelled system for body lumen

US7833176B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

G.I. VIEW LTD. · IL

Inventors

Yosef Gross · Netivot, IL
Oz Cabiri · Modiin-Maccabim-Reut, IL

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 9, 2004
Grant date	Nov 16, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 1, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B1/31
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A system including a guide member at least partially insertable into a proximal opening of a body lumen, the guide member including a first passageway connectable to a source of fluid pressure, an elongate carrier arranged for sliding movement through the guide member, and a piston head mounted on the carrier, wherein a greater fluid pressure acting on a proximal side of the piston head than on a distal side of the piston head propels the piston head and the carrier in a distal direction in the body lumen.

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