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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2024
Filed:
May. 31, 2019
Applicant:
Neptune Medical Inc., Burlingame, CA (US);
Inventors:
Alexander Q. Tilson, Burlingame, CA (US);
Garrett J. Gomes, Pleasant Hill, CA (US);
Stephen J. Morris, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Eugene F. Duval, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Adam S. Wigginton, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Assignee:
Neptune Medical Inc., Burlingame, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00085 (2013.01); A61B 1/00148 (2022.02); A61B 1/00158 (2013.01); A61B 1/041 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device for distending a body lumen for enhanced visualization with a capsule endoscope includes a plurality of struts configured to extend from the capsule endoscope, a retention mechanism configured to attach the plurality of struts to the capsule endoscope, and a trigger configured to release the retention mechanism.