Gripping and pushing device for medical instrument

A gripping and pushing device for a medical instrument comprising:

• an inner tube defining a first lumen;
• an elongated main body extending from the inner tube and defining a second lumen, the second lumen being in communication with, and coaxial to, the first lumen, the elongated main body comprising one or more deflectable portions that can be pressed radially inwardly towards a longitudinal axis extending through the second lumen, each deflectable portion having an inner surface;
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• one or more gripping layers, each secured to the inner surface of a respective deflectable portion.

A gripping and pushing device for a medical instrument comprising:

• an elongated body defining a lumen, the elongated body comprising a plurality of deflectable portions that can be deflected radially inwardly towards a longitudinal axis extending through the lumen, each of the plurality of deflectable portions having an inner surface;
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• one or more gripping layers, each secured to the inner surface of a respective deflectable portion of the plurality of deflectable portions;
• wherein the plurality of deflectable portions move radially inward toward the longitudinal axis when manual pressure is applied to the plurality of deflectable portions and wherein the device is split longitudinally along its entire length to permit placement of a shaft of the medical instrument within the lumen laterally from one side of the device.