OBLONG ENDOSCOPE SHEATH
    82.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180192858A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-07-12

    申请号:US15917212

    申请日:2018-03-09

    Abstract: An endoscope sheath comprising: a proximal end; a distal end having a distal end region; a surface extending between and connecting the proximal end and the distal end; and a plurality of positioning devices located along the surface; wherein the sheath is configured to: (1) receive all or a portion of an endoscope having a cylindrical end and (2) provide a conduit for communicating fluid between the proximal end of the sheath and the distal end of the sheath when the endoscope is inserted inside the sheath; and wherein the distal end region of the sheath includes the plurality of positioning devices that secure the cylindrical end of the endoscope against a portion of an inner wall of the surface extending between the proximal end and the distal end so that a fluid barrier is created between the cylindrical end of the endoscope and the inner wall.

    Lithotripsy Apparatus Using a Flexible Endoscope

    公开(公告)号:US20180049760A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-02-22

    申请号:US15788027

    申请日:2017-10-19

    Abstract: An apparatus and method are presented comprising an endoscope including a flexible shaft which has an active deflection section at a distal tip, a handle connected to a proximal end of the flexible shaft, a platform mounted to a top portion of the handle and oriented substantially in line with the longitudinal axis of the proximal end of a straight portion of the flexible shaft to provide a substantially straight entry into a working channel of the flexible shaft for an output accessory, a stone retrieval device insertable into the proximal end of the working channel of the endoscope, a lithotripsy shaft including one or more guide features at a distal end of the lithotripsy shaft to facilitate passage of wires or filaments of the stone retrieval device there through, and a lithotripsy shaft driver attached to the platform for driving the lithotripsy shaft under power.

    MEDICAL FORCEPS WITH VESSEL TRANSECTION CAPABILITY

    公开(公告)号:US20170340379A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-11-30

    申请号:US15680431

    申请日:2017-08-18

    Abstract: A surgical device includes a forceps and a blade. The forceps includes a first working jaw and a second working jaw. The blade extends along a longitudinal axis and includes a notched section. The blade is located between the first working jaw and the second working jaw. A first therapy current can be connected to the first working jaw, the second working jaw, or both so that tissue gripped between the first working jaw and the second working jaw and within the notched section can be coagulated. While the tissue is gripped between the first working jaw and the second working jaw, the blade is moveable along its longitudinal axis so that the tissue is cut with the notched section without repositioning the first working jaw, the second working jaw, or both.

    STONE COLLECTION DEVICE
    89.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20170086861A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-03-30

    申请号:US14867055

    申请日:2015-09-28

    Abstract: Disclosed is a medical device comprising an outer elongate member having a proximal end, a distal end, and a lumen extending therethrough; an inner elongate member disposed within the lumen of the outer elongate member and configured to be axially movable inside the lumen of the outer elongate member, the inner elongate member having a proximal end portion, a distal end portion, and a lumen extending therethrough; an expandable cage-like scaffold having a proximal end secured to the distal end of the outer elongate member and a distal end having an inwardly everted tapering framework, the cage-like scaffold composed of a plurality of wires that cross each other at points, and capable of being actuated between a substantially folded configuration and a substantially open configuration. Also disclosed is a method of employing the above disclosed device or variations thereof to capture and remove stones or stone fragments from the body's lumen of a subject.

    ROTARY TOOL WITH IMPROVED COUPLING ASSEMBLY
    90.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20170071608A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-03-16

    申请号:US15362320

    申请日:2016-11-28

    Abstract: A surgical device comprising: a handle assembly; a locking collar; and a set of replaceable bits that load along an axis into the handle assembly; wherein the locking collar is fully removable from the handle assembly, the locking collar loads axially to a first position, and the locking collar rotates between the first position and a second position; wherein, in the first position, the locking collar is free to be axially removed from the handle assembly and the replaceable bits are free to be loaded or unloaded from the handle assembly; wherein, in the second position, the locking collar is prevented from axial movement relative to the handle assembly and the replaceable bits are prevented from being received within, or removed from, the handle assembly; and the locking collar is guided to the first position and between the first position and the second position by a groove in the handle assembly mating with a member carried by the locking collar. And a surgical device comprising: a handle assembly comprising a rotatable drive shaft; a removable handle assembly adapter for connection to the handle assembly, the removable handle assembly adapter comprising a rotatable transmission shaft for connection to the rotatable drive shaft of the handle assembly; and a removable nosepiece assembly for connection to the removable handle assembly adapter and for selectively securing the shaft of a working element to the rotatable transmission shaft of the removable handle assembly adapter; wherein the removable handle assembly adapter and the removable nosepiece assembly each comprise a locking collar; and wherein the removable handle assembly adapter and the handle assembly each comprise a connector assembly, the connector assembly comprising: a housing comprising an opening; a collet sleeve disposed within the opening and connected to an input shaft, the collet sleeve comprising a lumen for receiving an output shaft; a locking element movable relative to the collet sleeve between (i) a locked position in which the output shaft is secured to the collet sleeve, and (ii) an unlocked position in which the output shaft is not secured to the collet sleeve; and a cam element movable relative to the collet sleeve between (i) a first position in which the locking element is free to assume its unlocked position, and (ii) a second position in which the cam element cams the locking element into the locked position; such that movement of the locking collar causes the cam element to move between the first position and the second position.

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