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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2014
Filed:
May. 25, 2005
Marlin E. Younker, Lantana, FL (US);
Dean J. Secrest, Concord, OH (US);
Robert M. Stuba, Macedonia, OH (US);
Christopher J. Kaye, Concord, OH (US);
K. Randall John, Chardon, OH (US);
William Ross Mancini, Eastlake, OH (US);
Marlin E. Younker, Lantana, FL (US);
Dean J. Secrest, Concord, OH (US);
Robert M. Stuba, Macedonia, OH (US);
Christopher J. Kaye, Concord, OH (US);
K. Randall John, Chardon, OH (US);
William Ross Mancini, Eastlake, OH (US);
U.S. Endoscopy Group, Inc., Mentor, OH (US);
Abstract
A device for delivering an apparatus or object to a targeted location within a human subject is disclosed. The device includes a body, a handle mounted to and movable relative to the body, a tube, a cable, and retention unit. The tube has a first end fixed to the body and a second end fixed to the retention unit. The cable has a first end fixed to the handle and a second end remote from the body. The cable extends substantially through the tube. The retention unit applies a retention force sufficient to retain the capsule during endoscopic delivery to the targeted release location. Manipulation of the handle in a direction relative to the retention unit generates a force on the apparatus greater than the retention force. A method of use is also disclosed.