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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2007
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2002
Applicants:
Gary L. Long, Mariemont, OH (US);
David Stefanchik, Mason, OH (US);
James A. Craft, Lexington, KY (US);
Inventors:
Gary L. Long, Mariemont, OH (US);
David Stefanchik, Mason, OH (US);
James A. Craft, Lexington, KY (US);
Assignee:
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 10/06 (2006.01); A61B 17/29 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus and method for providing a biopsy device at the distal end of a medical device, such as an endoscope, are disclosed. The apparatus can include a device attached to an endoscope to guide the position of the end of the instrument, such as by constraining the instrument to bend in a predetermined manner, or otherwise guide the distal end of the instrument extending from the distal end of the instrument channel.