Surgery – Endoscope – With guide means for body insertion
Patent
1997-08-22
2000-09-19
Leubecker, John P.
Surgery
Endoscope
With guide means for body insertion
600121, 600104, 600175, A61B 1313
Patent
active
06120434&
ABSTRACT:
An endoscopic sheath comprising a tubular sheath section having a distal end portion and a hole which extends throughout the length of the sheath section and through which an insert section of an endoscope having observation device can be passed, at least the distal end of the distal end portion opening, and at least the distal end portion being formed of a transparent material, and positioning device for positioning the insert section of the endoscope in the sheath section so that at least part of the distal end portion of the sheath section can be within the view range of the endoscope. A method of securing a cavity includes introducing the sheath and transparent distal end portion into an incision and detaching first and second tissues using the sheath and transparent distal end portion.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4779611 (1988-10-01), Grooters et al.
patent: 4807593 (1989-02-01), Ito
patent: 4878485 (1989-11-01), Adair
patent: 4979498 (1990-12-01), Oneda et al.
patent: 5154166 (1992-10-01), Chikama
patent: 5329935 (1994-07-01), Takahashi
patent: 5415157 (1995-05-01), Welcome
patent: 5690605 (1997-11-01), Hamlin et al.
Kimura Shuichi
Sugai Toshiya
Leubecker John P.
Olympus Optical Co,. Ltd.
LandOfFree
Method of securing a cavity using a rigid sheath with transparen does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Method of securing a cavity using a rigid sheath with transparen, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Method of securing a cavity using a rigid sheath with transparen will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-1067175