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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2013
Applicant:
Smart Medical Systems Ltd., Ra'anana, IL;
Inventors:
Assignee:
SMART MEDICAL SYSTEMS LTD., Ra'Anana, IL;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/04 (2006.01); A61B 1/012 (2006.01); A61B 1/005 (2006.01); A61B 1/018 (2006.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/0125 (2013.01); A61B 1/0055 (2013.01); A61B 1/018 (2013.01); A61B 1/0014 (2013.01); A61B 1/00142 (2013.01);
Abstract
An enhanced flexibility auxiliary endoscope assembly for use with an endoscope, the assembly including at least one flexible elongate element and a flexible sleeve having a first lumen for accommodating a distal portion of an endoscope capable of assuming at least a first curvature and a second lumen for accommodating the at least one flexible elongate element, the second lumen being configured to allow the at least one flexible elongate element to assume the at least first curvature as well as at least a second curvature about the first curvature, thereby to enhance flexibility of the auxiliary endoscope assembly.