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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2005
Applicants:
Vahid Saadat, Saratoga, CA (US);
John A. Cox, Macungie, PA (US);
Chris Rothe, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
USGI Medical Inc., San Clemente, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides methods and apparatus for obtaining endoluminal access. An elongate body is configured for insertion within a body lumen, conduit, organ, orifice, passageway or cavity, the elongate body having a working axis and a distal region, and an articulating element disposed near the distal region, the articulating element configured to articulate off-axis from the working axis of the elongate body. The elongate may achieve access in an endoluminal or a laparoscopic fashion. Methods of using the apparatus are also provided.