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US 7,648,457 B2Granted
Method of positioning a device on an endoscope
AssigneeEthicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.
InventorsDavid Stefanchik, James T. Spivey, Omar J. Vakharia, Rick D. Applegate
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Abstract
A method for positioning a device, such as an endcap, on an endoscope is disclosed. The method can be used, for example, for facilitating pressing an endcap onto an endoscope, including in those applications where the endscope is disposed in a sheath and the endcap is positioned at the distal end of the sheath.
Claims10
A method for positioning a device on an endoscope comprising the steps of:
- providing an endoscope;
- providing a tool;
- providing a device sized to be positioned on an end of the endoscope;
- and
- applying a pushing force on the device while simultaneously applying a pulling force on the endoscope with the tool, wherein the pulling force applied to the endoscope is applied through an opening in the device, wherein the pulling force is applied to the endoscope radially inward of the outer surface of the endoscope.
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A method of positioning an endcap on an endoscope comprising the steps of:
- providing an endoscope;
- providing a tool;
- providing a sheath for receiving the endoscope;
- providing an endcap associated with the distal end of the sheath;
- positioning the endoscope at least partially within the sheath;
- and
- applying a pulling force to the endoscope through the endcap with the tool simultaneously with applying a pushing force to the endcap, wherein the pulling force is applied to an outer surface of the endoscope.
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A method of positioning an endcap on an endoscope comprising the steps of:
- providing an endoscope;
- providing a loading element having a first end and a second end, the second end adapted to releasably engage the distal end of the endoscope;
- releasably positioning the loading element on the distal end of the endoscope;
- inserting the first end of the of the loading element at least partially through the endcap;
- and
- pulling on the loading element while pushing on the endcap, wherein the act of pulling on the loading element provides a pulling force applied around the distal end of the endoscope.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.