Tissue piercing device for an endoscope

Details Tissue piercing device for an endoscope Tissue piercing device for an endoscope

2006-01-24

2006-01-24

Leubecker, John P. (Department: 3739)

Surgery

Endoscope

With tool carried on endoscope or auxillary channel therefore

C600S106000, C606S139000, C606S144000, C606S186000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06988985

ABSTRACT:
A tissue-piercing device is provided for use with a flexible endoscope for suturing or ligating tissues in body cavities. Two flexible sleeves are provided side by side along the endoscope such that a predetermined distance between the sleeves at a distal end of the endoscope is larger than a width of a channel of the endoscope. Two flexible piercing members are slidably provided in the two flexible sleeves, respectively, so as to extend from a proximal end to the distal end of the endoscope. And each of the flexible piercing members includes a needle.

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