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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2007
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2005
Michael Voloshin, Haifa, IL;
Yackov Bar-or, Haifa, IL;
Victor Levin, Haifa, IL;
Giora Bernat, Haifa, IL;
Dan Oz, Even-Yehuda, IL;
Michael Voloshin, Haifa, IL;
Yackov Bar-Or, Haifa, IL;
Victor Levin, Haifa, IL;
Giora Bernat, Haifa, IL;
Dan Oz, Even-Yehuda, IL;
Stryker GI Ltd., Haifa, IL;
Abstract
An endoscopic apparatus including an internal unit, adapted to be advanced into a gastrointestinal tract of a patient so as to enable inspection of the tract, an anchor unit, adapted to be held in a position outside the gastrointestinal tract and a flexible sleeve, having a proximal end fixed to the anchor and a distal end fixed to the internal unit, wherein at least a portion of the sleeve between the proximal end distal ends is held initially in a compact state at the internal unit and is arranged to feed out from the internal unit as the internal unit is advanced into the gastrointestinal tract. A method for endoscopic examination is also disclosed.