Surgery – Endoscope – With non-optical distal tip attachment
Reexamination Certificate
2005-05-13
2010-12-28
Leubecker, John P (Department: 3739)
Surgery
Endoscope
With non-optical distal tip attachment
C600S104000, C600S101000, C606S001000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07857754
ABSTRACT:
A medical apparatus and method useful for positioning a device, such as an endcap, on an end of an endoscope, is disclosed. The apparatus can exert a pulling force on the endoscope through the endcap while a pushing force is applied to the endcap. The apparatus can be used to press an endcap onto the distal end of an endoscope without grasping by hand a sheath in those applications where the endoscope is disposed in a sheath.
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Applegate Rick D.
Spivey James T.
Stefanchik David
Vakharia Omar J.
Chen Victoria W
Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc.
Leubecker John P
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