Balloon-tipped endoscopic system

Number of patents in Portfolio can not be more than 2000

United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8419677
APP PUB NO 20100168612A1
SERIAL NO

12641872

Stats

ATTORNEY / AGENT: (SPONSORED)

Importance

Loading Importance Indicators... loading....

Abstract

See full text

Multi-luminal endoscopic systems for sterilely delivering deployable devices or obtaining bodily tissues. The system comprise an outer catheter comprising a wall that encloses an outer lumen; an inner catheter movably disposed within the outer lumen and having an inner lumen; a balloon-tipped catheter movably disposed within the inner lumen and having a distal end and a proximal end, wherein the distal end of the balloon-tipped catheter comprises a balloon tip that can be expanded to contact the wall of the outer catheter to provide a seal to prevent bodily fluids from entering the outer lumen; and a push catheter having a lumen and is located within the outer lumen. The delivery systems can comprise concentric catheters. Systems used for tissue collecting can comprise catheters with different common center.

Loading the Abstract Image... loading....

First Claim

See full text

Family

Loading Family data... loading....

Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddress
COOK MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC750 N DANIELS WAY BLOOMINGTON IN 47404

International Classification(s)

Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Ducharme, Richard W Winston-Salem, US 55 1511
McLawhorn, Tyler Evans Winston-Salem, US 40 831

Cited Art Landscape

Load Citation

Patent Citation Ranking

Forward Cite Landscape

Load Citation