Self-propelled, intraluminal device with working channel and method of use
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Mar 15, 2005
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May 15, 2003
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Sep 19, 2002
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Nov 9, 2001
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The present invention provides apparatus and method for providing access of a medical instrument, such as a surgical instrument, from a point outside the patient's body to a point within a body lumen, such as a portion of the Gastro-intestinal tract. A self propelled device, such as a capsule having electrodes for providing contraction of lumen tissue, can be positioned within the body lumen at a desired location. The medical instrument can be directed through a working channel associated with the capsule to access the body lumen tissue through the capsule.
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