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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2009
Jeffrey Milsom, New York, NY (US);
Howard Riina, Scarsdale, NY (US);
John Fredrick Cornhill, New York, NY (US);
Robert Andrews, Norfolk, MA (US);
Edward Dickinson, Littleton, MA (US);
Jeffrey Milsom, New York, NY (US);
Howard Riina, Scarsdale, NY (US);
John Fredrick Cornhill, New York, NY (US);
Robert Andrews, Norfolk, MA (US);
Edward Dickinson, Littleton, MA (US);
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (US);
Abstract
Apparatus for straightening and flattening a side wall of a body lumen or body cavity so as to provide three dimensional exposure of an abnormality within the body lumen, and simultaneously providing for the stabilization of the working end of an endoscope or surgical tool, the apparatus comprising a deployable hoop expander comprising a structure defining a volume and being configured so as to be transitionable between a reduced cross-sectional configuration for easy insertion into a body lumen and an expanded cross-sectional configuration for engaging, straightening and flattening the side wall of the body lumen, whereby to provide three dimensional exposure of the abnormality within the body lumen, the deployable hoop expander being configured for simultaneously providing for the docking of the end of the endoscope or other instrument so as to stabilize the same for endoscopic viewing and/or therapy.