Apparatus useful for positioning a device on an endoscope
US7857754B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 13, 2005 |
| Grant date | Dec 28, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 9, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/00296
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A medical apparatus and method useful for positioning a device, such as an endcap, on an end of an endoscope, is disclosed. The apparatus can exert a pulling force on the endoscope through the endcap while a pushing force is applied to the endcap. The apparatus can be used to press an endcap onto the distal end of an endoscope without grasping by hand a sheath in those applications where the endoscope is disposed in a sheath.
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