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Delivery device

US8834355B2 · kind B2 · utility

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19Claims

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Assignee

U.S. ENDOSCOPY GROUP, INC. · US

Inventors

Marlin E. Younker · Willoughby, US
Dean J. Secrest · Greenville, US
Robert M. Stuba · Macedonia, US
Christopher J. Kaye · Greenville, US
K. Randall John · Chardon, US
William Ross Mancini · Eastlake, US

Key dates

Filing date	May 25, 2005
Grant date	Sep 16, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 23, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2017/22035
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A device for delivering an apparatus or object to a targeted location within a human subject is disclosed. The device includes a body, a handle mounted to and movable relative to the body, a tube, a cable, and retention unit. The tube has a first end fixed to the body and a second end fixed to the retention unit. The cable has a first end fixed to the handle and a second end remote from the body. The cable extends substantially through the tube. The retention unit applies a retention force sufficient to retain the capsule during endoscopic delivery to the targeted release location. Manipulation of the handle in a direction relative to the retention unit generates a force on the apparatus greater than the retention force. A method of use is also disclosed.

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