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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2007
Applicants:
Kenneth C. Kennedy, Ii, Clemmons, NC (US);
Vihar C. Surti, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
David F. Waller, Tampa, FL (US);
Inventors:
Kenneth C. Kennedy, II, Clemmons, NC (US);
Vihar C. Surti, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
David F. Waller, Tampa, FL (US);
Assignee:
Cook Medical Technologies LLC, Bloomington, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A delivery apparatus cooperable with a grasping slot of an elevator of endoscope for enhanced delivery to a target location in a patient is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a catheter including an inner lumen and an outer surface. The outer surface has a projection formed thereon. The projection radially extends from the outer surface. The projection is configured to receive the elevator for enhanced delivery in the patient.