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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 2010
Filed:
May. 13, 2005
James T. Spivey, Loveland, OH (US);
David Stefanchik, Morrow, OH (US);
Omar J. Vakharia, Mason, OH (US);
Rick D. Applegate, Florence, KY (US);
James T. Spivey, Loveland, OH (US);
David Stefanchik, Morrow, OH (US);
Omar J. Vakharia, Mason, OH (US);
Rick D. Applegate, Florence, KY (US);
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
A medical apparatus and method useful for positioning a device, such as an endcap, on an end of an endoscope, is disclosed. The apparatus can exert a pulling force on the endoscope through the endcap while a pushing force is applied to the endcap. The apparatus can be used to press an endcap onto the distal end of an endoscope without grasping by hand a sheath in those applications where the endoscope is disposed in a sheath.