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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2011
Filed:
May. 13, 2005
Applicants:
David Stefanchik, Morrow, OH (US);
Rick D. Applegate, Morrow, OH (US);
Rudolph Nobis, Mason, OH (US);
Inventors:
David Stefanchik, Morrow, OH (US);
Rick D. Applegate, Morrow, OH (US);
Rudolph Nobis, Mason, OH (US);
Assignee:
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/04 (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 sheath can be provided with texture on an inside surface to facilitate installation of the endoscope in the sheath, and to permit the endoscope to be gripped through the sheath.