Endoscopic resection devices and related methods of use

Details Endoscopic resection devices and related methods of use Endoscopic resection devices and related methods of use

2006-03-21

2006-03-21

Truong, Kevin T. (Department: 3731)

Surgery

Instruments

Blood vessel, duct or teat cutter, scrapper or abrader

Reexamination Certificate

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07014646

ABSTRACT:
A method of resecting tissue comprises the steps of coupling a distal end of a flexible guide to a desired location on a wall of a body lumen and sliding a resection head coupled to an endoscope over the guide to the desired location, wherein the resection head is coupled to an endoscope with the flexible guide extending outside of the endoscope between an entrance to the body lumen and the desired location. A selected portion of tissue to be resected is then drawn into a resection area of the resection head and resected.

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