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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2009
Filed:
May. 13, 2005
Applicants:
David Stefanchik, Morrow, OH (US);
Rick D. Applegate, Florence, KY (US);
Inventors:
David Stefanchik, Morrow, OH (US);
Rick D. Applegate, Florence, KY (US);
Assignee:
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A medical apparatus and method useful for positioning one or more members within the gastro-intestinal tract is disclosed. The medical apparatus can include a track supported on a sheath sized to receive an endoscope, and a carrier slidable with respect to the track. A feeding tube accessory adapted to slidably engage the carrier is disclosed.
Published as:
CA2546879A1; CN1861016A; EP1721561A1; US2006258907A1; KR20060117280A; JP2006314802A; AU2006202013A1; SG127825A1; BRPI0602621A; AR056351A1; EP1721561B1; DE602006003370D1; ES2314846T3; US7615003B2; JP5116989B2;