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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2007
David F. Waller, Tampa, FL (US);
Hilbert D. Brown, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Patricia J. Chilton, Pilot Mountain, NC (US);
David M. Hardin, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Kimberly K. Ingram, Rural Hall, NC (US);
Kenneth C. Kennedy, Ii, Clemmons, NC (US);
Vihar C. Surti, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Marcie G. Yount, Pilot Mountain, NC (US);
David F. Waller, Tampa, FL (US);
Hilbert D. Brown, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Patricia J. Chilton, Pilot Mountain, NC (US);
David M. Hardin, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Kimberly K. Ingram, Rural Hall, NC (US);
Kenneth C. Kennedy, II, Clemmons, NC (US);
Vihar C. Surti, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Marcie G. Yount, Pilot Mountain, NC (US);
Cook Medical Technologies LLC, Bloomington, IN (US);
Abstract
An improved ligating system with a ligating barrel having an adjustable diameter for use with endoscopes of varying sizes is disclosed. The adjustable diameter may be provided by a collet, a flexible helical band, a plurality of screws, or a tapered elastomeric section.