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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2023
Applicant:
Cook Medical Technologies Llc, Bloomington, IN (US);
Inventors:
John Crowder Sigmon, Jr., Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Shaun D. Gittard, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Assignee:
COOK MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC, Bloomington, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/005 (2006.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/273 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/0057 (2013.01); A61B 1/00098 (2013.01); A61B 1/00183 (2013.01); A61B 1/0055 (2013.01); A61B 1/273 (2013.01);
Abstract
Endoscope systems with bending sections that can bend in four directions independent of the rotatable viewing configuration of the endoscope systems are provided. Embodiments include continuous and uncontinuous ribs that provide for at least one accessory channel structure to be movable laterally into and out of a longitudinal interior cavity circumferentially defined by the ribs. Methods of using the endoscope systems in a patient's body are further provided.