Portable medical devices and systems
AssigneeBoston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
InventorGeorge DUVAL
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Abstract
A medical system may comprise an endoscope, including a handle and a sheath having a first illumination source, a second illumination source, and an imaging device at a distal tip of the sheath. The first illumination source may be configured to emit white light. The second illumination source may be configured to emit a non-white light. The system may also comprise a display device, a controller configured to interface with the endoscope and the display device, and a carrying case configured to contain the endoscope, the display device, and the controller.
Claims20
A medical method, comprising:
- advancing an endoscope into a body lumen of a subject;
- navigating the endoscope to a location in the body lumen while a first light source at a distal tip of the endoscope emits white light;
- locating a desired position on a surface of a subject's skin while a second light source at the distal tip of the endoscope emits non-white light;
- and
- positioning a PEG device at the desired position.
A medical method, comprising:
- advancing an endoscope having a first light source and a second light source into a body lumen of a subject;
- navigating the endoscope to a location in the body lumen while only the first light source at a distal tip of the endoscope is activated;
- and
- locating a desired position on a surface of a subject's skin, wherein, while the desired position is being located, both the first light source and the second light source emit pulses of light.
A medical method, comprising:
- removing an endoscope from a carrying case;
- advancing the endoscope into a body lumen of a subject;
- visualizing the body lumen using a display device that displays an image captured by an imaging device while only a first light source of a distal tip the endoscope emits light;
- locating a desired position on a surface of a subject's skin while a second light source at the distal tip of the endoscope emits non-white light;
- and
- positioning a PEG device at the desired position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.