Medical device introduction systems and methods

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APP PUB NO 20080058595A1
SERIAL NO

11811957

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A medical device introduction system and method can include a medical introducer, a separate imaging device, and/or a separate working channel device, each of which may be movable independent of the other. The medical introducer can include a handle and an elongate introducer tube extending from the handle and having a plurality of lumens, and may be inserted into an interior body region of a patient. The separate imaging device may be inserted through the handle and positioned in one of lumens. The separate working channel device can include an elongate working channel tube and a position controller. The working channel tube can include at least one lumen defining a working channel. The position controller can be configured to control positioning of the working channel tube. The working channel device may be removably connected to the handle and positioned in another lumen.

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OPTIVIA MEDICAL LLC101 NORTH CHESTNUT STREET SUITE 305 WINSTON-SALEM NC 27101

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Allred, Philip High Point, NC 3 295
Cassidy, Kenneth Todd Mocksville, NC 5 309
Finch, Marcus E Irmo, SC 2 621
Martel, Mark Curran Belews Creek, NC 2 308
Massey, Joe B Atlanta, GA 3 406
McMillan, John A Atlanta, GA 14 485
Rothstein, Lawrence B Dayton, OH 1 258
Snoke, Phillip Jack Winston-Salem, NC 35 3330
Wilson, Jon S Lewisville, NC 12 1801

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