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US 11,882,999 B2Granted
Coupler device for an endoscope
OwnerScott Millerinventor
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Abstract
An endoscope accessory, such as a coupler device, is provided that includes a main body with a visualization section for allowing viewing of tissue by the endoscope and a proximal end configured for attachment to a distal end portion of the endoscope. The device includes a passage within the main body having an exit portal and a proximal end aligned with the working channel of the endoscope. An instrument passing through the passage is capable of angular adjustment relative to the main body of the coupler device by actuation of the endoscope.
Claims21
A device for use with an endoscope having a working channel, the device comprising:
- a main body comprising a visualization section for allowing viewing of tissue by the endoscope and a proximal end configured for attachment to a distal end portion of the endoscope;
- a passage within the main body having an exit portal and a proximal end configured for alignment with the working channel of the endoscope;
- a flexible membrane in contact with, and coupled to, an outer surface of the main body and at least partially surrounding the exit portal;
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- wherein the device is configured such that an instrument passing through the passage is capable of angular adjustment relative to the main body by actuation of the endoscope.
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A system comprising:
- an endoscope having a working channel within an elongate shaft;
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- a coupler device having a main body comprising a visualization section for allowing viewing of tissue by the endoscope and a proximal end configured for attachment to a distal end portion of the endoscope;
- a passage within the main body having an open distal end and a proximal end configured for alignment with the working channel of the endoscope;
- a flexible membrane in contact with, and coupled to, an outer surface of the main body and at least partially surrounding the exit portal;
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- wherein the device is configured such that an instrument passing through the passage is capable of angular adjustment relative to the main body by actuation of the endoscope.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.