Gyrus Acmi, Inc D/b/a Olympus Surgical Technologies America

Sujeeth Parthiban

Christopher R Ralph

Jason T Panzenbeck

Taylor N Tyson

Jean-Martin Baillargeon

Anthony H Siuda

Nathan J Dale

Disclosed embodiments include apparatuses, systems, and methods for providing an atraumatic sheath tip. Various disclosed embodiments seek to help reduce or avoid unnecessary tissue damage upon a sheath being extended to convey an elongated instrument for sampling or treatment. In an illustrative embodiment, an apparatus includes a deformable sheath tip configured to be positioned at a distal end of a sheath. The sheath defines therein a lumen configured to convey an elongated instrument. The sheath tip has a base end disposable at the distal end of the sheath and a contact end. The sheath tip has a first column strength along an axis of the sheath tip that is less than a second column strength of the sheath and a first degree of deformability that is greater than a second degree of deformability of the sheath.

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Redmond, WA, United States of America

Sujeeth Parthiban