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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2022
C. R. Bard, Inc., Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Paul T. Mannion, Eliot, ME (US);
Melody M. H. Kuroda, Durham, NC (US);
C. R. Bard, Inc., Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Abstract
A sheath assembly for use with an endoscope and an endoscope that includes the sheath assembly. The sheath assembly can include an elongate tubular sheath configured to thread onto a shaft of the endoscope. The sheath can include a pliable segment at a distal end of the sheath, and a tensile filament extends along a circumference of the pliable segment. The tensile filament can form a cinching loop at a distal end of the pliable segment. The sheath can be displaceable along the endoscope between a retracted position and an extended position. The pliable segment can extend distally beyond a distal end of the endoscope to form a chamber, and proximal displacement of the tensile filament tightens the cinching loop to convert the chamber from an open configuration to a closed configuration.