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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2005
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2002
Applicants:
Arie Avni, Rehovot, IL;
Victor Levin, Haifa, IL;
Dan Oz, Even Yehuda, IL;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Sightline Techgnologies Ltd., Halfa, IL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B001/01 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for inserting an endoscope into the colon of a patient includes providing a generally rigid insert having proximal and distal ends and having a curved channel passing therethrough with a lateral opening at the distal end. The insert is inserted into the patient's rectum so that the distal end is in proximity to the sigmoid flexure of the colon. The endoscope is then passed through the channel and into the sigmoid colon.