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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2019
Interscope, Inc., Whitinsville, MA (US);
Cosme Furlong, Whitinsville, MA (US);
Michael W. Marcoux, Whitinsville, MA (US);
Richard Stephen Wisdom, Hydepark, MA (US);
William R Rebh, Jr., Shrewsbury, MA (US);
Evan Costa, Newton, MA (US);
Stephen C. Evans, Westford, MA (US);
Other;
Abstract
An improved flexible endoscopic instrument to precisely and efficiently obtains samples of flat polyps and multiple polyps from a patient by debriding one or more polyps and retrieving the debrided polyps without having to alternate between using a separate cutting tool and a separate sample retrieving tool and may be used with an endoscope. In one aspect, the cutting tool is coupled to a flexible torque coil or torque rope that is configured to transfer rotational energy from a powered actuator through the length of the endoscope onto the cutting tool.