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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2011
Filed:
May. 11, 2007
Applicant:
Gerald J. Khachi, Augusta, GA (US);
Inventor:
Gerald J. Khachi, Augusta, GA (US);
Assignee:
Baystate Health, Inc., Springfield, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61M 29/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A balloon endoscope device having a shaft with a distal end that allows for blunt dissection is provided. The shaft utilizes a plurality of separately inflatable balloons that alone or together with exterior functional channels (e.g., instrument channels, air channels, water channels, suction channels) circumferentially surround the distal end of the shaft to better position and maneuver the distal end as it advances through tissue planes and once it reaches a target working space or operative site.