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US 7,097,644 B2Granted
Medical device with improved wall construction
AssigneeEthicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.
InventorGary L. Long
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Abstract
A medical device having a laminate elongate hollow member is disclosed. The laminate member provides torsional stiffness for controlling positioning of the distal end of the device, and provides bending flexibility for assisting in insertion of the device in the patient's esophagus or other body lumen.
Claims5
A medical device adapted for insertion into a body lumen, the medical device comprising;
- a relatively flexible corrugated tube;
- a relatively rigid support member disposed distally of the corrugated tube, wherein the support member comprises a side opening for providing access to tissue, and wherein the side opening is spaced proximally from a distal end of the support member and wherein the side opening extends through an outer surface of the support member;
- a flexible coupling disposed intermediate the relatively rigid support member and the relatively flexible corrugated tube;
- and at least two electrodes supported on the outside surface of the relatively rigid support member, and wherein a portion of the rigid support member disposed between the two electrodes is generally transparent.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.