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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2023
Filed:
May. 15, 2020
The Regents of the University of Colorado, a Body Corporate, Denver, CO (US);
Aspero Medical, Inc., Boulder, CO (US);
Mark E. Rentschler, Boulder, CO (US);
Steven Edmundowicz, Centennial, CO (US);
William Laybourn, Madison, WI (US);
Randall N. Allard, Golden, CO (US);
Jason Morton, Golden, CO (US);
ASPERO MEDICAL, INC., Boulder, CO (US);
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, A BODY CORPORATE, Denver, CO (US);
Abstract
An overtube assembly for use with an elongate medical tool includes an overtube including a flexible tubular body having a proximal end and distal end. The flexible tubular body includes a split extending from the proximal end to the distal end. The overtube assembly further includes an inflatable balloon coupled to a distal portion of the flexible tubular body. The flexible tubular body is disposable over a section of the elongate medical tool by inserting the elongate medical tool through the split.