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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2016
The Regents of the University of Colorado, a Body Corporate, Denver, CO (US);
Mark Rentschler, Boulder, CO (US);
Levin J. Sliker, Boulder, CO (US);
Madalyn D. Kern, Broomfield, CO (US);
Joseph Micah Prendergast, Boulder, CO (US);
William S. Smith, Boulder, CO (US);
Kyle Galbraith, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
James Depoy, Parker, CO (US);
Karina Rose Laguardia, Boulder, CO (US);
Andrew Patrick Gloor, Salida, CO (US);
Derek Sawyer, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
The Regents of the University of Colorado, a Body Corporate, Denver, CO (US);
Abstract
The invention provides devices that can be used for any endoscopy procedure. In certain embodiments, the devices of the invention reduce the occurrence of looping in the most difficult segment of the colon to navigate—the splenic flexure. In other embodiments, the devices of the invention make colonoscopies more comfortable for patients and reduce the risk of damage to the colon. In yet other embodiments, the devices of the invention comprise a supportive, friction-reducing device that can be attached to the tip of existing endoscopes to help the scope advance better through the colon and intestinal tract.