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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 20, 2022
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH (US);
Steve Schomisch, Cleveland, OH (US);
Jeffrey Marks, Cleveland, OH (US);
Ryan Juza, Cleveland, OH (US);
Amitabh Chak, Cleveland, OH (US);
UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS CLEVELAND MEDICAL CENTER, Cleveland, OH (US);
Abstract
A multifunctional accessory channel device is disclosed. The device comprises a tube, a proximal adapter for attachment of the tube to a control section of an endoscope, and a distal adapter for attachment of the tube at or near a distal tip of an endoscope. The tube has a slit that is reversibly locally openable along the length and the depth of the slit by translation of a portion of an accessory through and along the slit but is otherwise fully closed. The tube has a distal end shaped as a notch. The device allows for removal of large specimens from the body of a patient by use of an endoscope without need for removing the endoscope from its position within the body. The device also serves as a secondary channel, allowing for use of other endoscopic instruments or for accessory suction.