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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2003
Applicant:
Gary L. Long, Gerards Cross, GB;
Inventor:
Gary L. Long, Gerards Cross, GB;
Assignee:
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/01 (2006.01); A61M 25/09 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A medical device for performing medical procedures inside a lumen (such as the GI tract) of a patient is provided. The device includes an elongate flexible member which can be advanced along a track. The track can include a loop portion which can be advanced ahead of the elongate flexible member. The distal end of the flexible member can include a camera, light source, vacuum opening, and a working channel for receiving medical instruments.