CPC A61F 5/0076 (2013.01) [A61F 5/0089 (2013.01)] | 16 Claims |
1. A method of loading an unsheathed endoluminal device into a working channel of an endoscope, comprising:
attaching an adaptor to a handle of the endoscope such that a channel of the adaptor is in communication with the working channel of the endoscope;
loading the unsheathed endoluminal device into a lumen of a loading tool from a coupling end of the loading tool to an open end of the loading tool until a proximal end of the device is positioned at the open end;
connecting the coupling end of the loading tool to the adaptor; and
pushing the proximal end of the unsheathed endoluminal device distally along the lumen of the loading tool through the adaptor and into the working channel.
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