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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2020
Applicant:
United States Endoscopy Group, Inc., Mentor, OH (US);
Inventors:
Scott Haack, Chardon, OH (US);
Cynthia Ranallo, Eastlake, OH (US);
Craig Moore, Pepper Pike, OH (US);
Alex Uspenski, Chardon, OH (US);
Steven Torer, Willoughby, OH (US);
Rapheal Still, Richmond Heights, OH (US);
Assignee:
UNITED STATES ENDOSCOPY GROUP, INC., Mentor, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/3205 (2006.01); A61B 17/221 (2006.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/32056 (2013.01); A61B 1/00133 (2013.01); A61B 17/221 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00269 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tissue removal tool for use with an endoscope. The tool includes a loop formed by a piece of wire. The loop is movable between an open position and a closed position. The shape of the loop is defined in the open position by a proximal portion and a distal portion. The piece of wire may have a cross-sectional height in the proximal portion unequal to a cross-sectional height in the distal portion.