Smart Medical Systems Ltd.

Endospan Ltd.

Ori Nissan

Gad Terliuc

Gilad Luria

Alon Shalev

Yaniv Marmur

Nir Shalom Nae

Gadi Terliuc

An assembly including an endoscope having an external surface, an auxiliary endoscope assembly having a resilient collar portion mounted onto the endoscope and a hand-held collar cutting tool for removal of the auxiliary endoscope assembly having a resilient collar portion from the endoscope, the cutting tool including a hand-held collar cutting tool body portion, a cutting edge associated with the cutting tool body portion and adapted for cutting the resilient collar portion and a spacer portion protruding from the hand-held collar cutting tool body portion, the spacer portion being adapted for insertion between the resilient collar portion and the endoscope for spacing the endoscope from the resilient collar portion and from the cutting edge, the spacer portion being softer than the external surface of the endoscope.

Assemblies for use with an endoscope

An endovascular system () includes an endovascular implant () and a delivery tool (). The implant () is configured to assume a radially-compressed delivery state, and a radially-expanded deployment state. The delivery tool () includes a proximal main delivery catheter (), having a distal portion () in which the implant () is disposed while in the radially-compressed delivery state; and a distal restraining assembly (), which includes a restraining-assembly tubular shaft () disposed distal to the proximal main delivery catheter (). The distal restraining assembly () is configured to assume an engaged state, in which the distal restraining assembly () prevents proximal displacement of the implant () relative to the distal restraining assembly (), and a disengaged state, in which the distal restraining assembly () allows proximal displacement of the implant () relative to the distal restraining assembly (). Other embodiments are also described.

Minimization of stent-graft migration during implantation

An expander for mounting a resilient outer tubular article over an elongate article including a chassis element having associated therewith at least one outwardly movable element which is selectably engageable with at least a portion of the resilient outer tubular article, a driver which is movable with respect to the chassis element and is operative to selectably engage the at least one outwardly movable element, when the outwardly movable element is in engagement with the at least a portion of the resilient outer tubular article, for producing corresponding outward motion and outward expansion thereof and an engagement element, associated with the driver, for insertion into the at least a portion of the resilient outer tubular article upon expansion thereof by operation of the driver, the engagement element being configured to accommodate at least a portion of the elongate article.

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Ramat Gan, Israel

Ori Nissan