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US 2022/0015787 A1Published application
Grasping Device For Independent Tissue Manipulation During Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Procedures And Methods Of Use
AssigneeEndoGear, LLC
InventorsDrew Schembre, Benjamin Merrifield
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Abstract
Various devices and methods having detachable handles at a proximal end thereof for use in the working channel of an endoscope. The detachable components at the proximal end allow the endoscope to be retracted and removed over the device, while leaving the device in place for purposes such as tissue manipulation.
Claims20
A device for use through the working channel of an endoscope comprising:
- a shaft having a proximal end and a distal end;
- a tool at the distal end of the shaft capable of anchoring the shaft to tissue at a target site;
- a detachable handle at the proximal end of the shaft;
- wherein said tool and said shaft are sized to pass through a working channel of an endoscope when said detachable handle is removed from the shaft.
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A method of manipulating tissue comprising:
- navigating an endoscope to a target location;
- advancing a device having a tool at a distal end thereof through a working channel of the endoscope;
- using a handle at proximal end of the device to engage tissue with the tool;
- detaching the handle;
- retracting the endoscope over the device while leaving the device in place;
- reattaching the handle and using the device to manipulate tissue.
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A system for use with an endoscope for manipulating tissue comprising:
- a device having :
- a shaft having a proximal end and a distal end;
- a tool at the distal end of the shaft capable of anchoring the shaft to tissue at a target site;
- a detachable handle at the proximal end of the shaft;
- wherein said tool and said shaft are sized to pass through a working channel of an endoscope when said detachable handle is removed from the shaft;
- an accessory component for use with device when the device is in place and after the endoscope has been separated from the device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.