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US 2010/0147990 A1Published application
Endoscopic sheet rolling system
AssigneeWilson-Cook Medical Inc.
InventorTyler Evans McLawhorn
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Abstract
Medical devices and methods are provided for rolling an endoscopic sheet into a tubular configuration.
Claims19
A device for rolling an endoscopic sheet from a flat configuration to a rolled configuration, the device comprising:
- a roller having a first elongated rod and a second elongated rod, the first and second rods defining a space therebetween sized to receive and edge of the endoscopic sheet;
- an elongated base;
- a first fixture attached to the base and defining a first flange projecting away from the base, the first flange defining a first aperture sized to slidably and rotatably receive the first and second rods, the first and second rods longitudinally slidable relative to the first fixture, the first and second rods rotatable relative to the first fixture;
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- a second fixture attached to the base and defining a second flange projecting away from the base, the second flange defining a second aperture sized to slidably and rotatably receive the first and second rods, the first and second rods longitudinally slidable relative to the second fixture, the first and second rods rotatable relative to the second fixture.
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A method of rolling an endoscopic sheet into a tubular configuration, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a rolling device comprising a roller having a first elongated rod and a second elongated rod, the first and second rods defining a space therebetween sized to receive and edge of the endoscopic sheet, an elongated base, a first fixture and a second fixture attached to the base and defining first and second flanges projecting away from the base, the first and second flanges defining first and second apertures sized to slidably and rotatably receive the first and second rods;
- placing an edge of the endoscopic sheet in the space between the first and second rods of the roller;
- rotating the roller to wind the endoscopic sheet around the first and second rods into the tubular configuration;
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- longitudinally sliding the first and second rods relative to the tubular endoscopic sheet and the first and second fixtures until the tubular endoscopic sheet is freed from the roller.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.