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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 28, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2006
David Stefanchik, Morrow, OH (US);
James T. Spivey, Loveland, OH (US);
Jesse J. Kuhns, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Omar Vakharia, Mason, OH (US);
Rick D. Applegate, Florence, KY (US);
David Stefanchik, Morrow, OH (US);
James T. Spivey, Loveland, OH (US);
Jesse J. Kuhns, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Omar Vakharia, Mason, OH (US);
Rick D. Applegate, Florence, KY (US);
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
An intubation system is provided for use with an endoscope. The intubation system includes a guide apparatus having a track that is adapted to be associated with the endoscope such that bending of the track is substantially decoupled from bending of the endoscope. The intubation system also includes a positioning device having a first coupling member on the distal end and an intubation device having a second coupling member on the proximal end. The intubation device and the positioning device each include a mating member that is adapted to slidingly engage the track external of the endoscope, whereby the first and second coupling members may be releasably attached together.