US 11,986,150 B2
Method and apparatus for manipulating the side wall of a body lumen or body cavity so as to provide increased visualization of the same and/or increased access to the same, and/or for stabilizing instruments relative to the same
Peter Johann, Schifferstadt (DE); Sergey Kantsevoy, Owings Mills, MD (US); Jeffrey Milsom, New York, NY (US); and Sameer Sharma, New York, NY (US)
Assigned to Lumendi Ltd., (GB); and Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (US)
Filed by Lumendi Ltd., Buckinghamshire (GB)
Filed on Jul. 16, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/513,388.
Application 16/513,388 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/477,789, filed on Jul. 12, 2019.
Application 16/477,789 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/000,104, granted, now 10,874,286, previously published as PCT/US2018/013894, filed on Jan. 16, 2018.
Application 16/000,104 is a continuation of application No. 14/619,845, filed on Feb. 11, 2015, granted, now 9,986,893, issued on Jun. 5, 2018.
Application 14/619,845 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/540,355, filed on Nov. 13, 2014, granted, now 9,924,853, issued on Mar. 27, 2018.
Application 14/540,355 is a continuation of application No. 12/969,059, filed on Dec. 15, 2010, granted, now 8,979,884, issued on Mar. 17, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/698,583, filed on Jul. 16, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/462,241, filed on Feb. 22, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/446,167, filed on Jan. 13, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/938,446, filed on Feb. 11, 2014.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/284,215, filed on Dec. 15, 2009.
Prior Publication US 2019/0335982 A1, Nov. 7, 2019
Int. Cl. A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/31 (2006.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01); A61M 25/10 (2013.01)
CPC A61B 1/00082 (2013.01) [A61B 1/00135 (2013.01); A61B 1/00154 (2013.01); A61B 1/31 (2013.01); A61M 25/1011 (2013.01); A61M 25/1018 (2013.01); A61M 2025/0008 (2013.01); A61M 2025/1015 (2013.01); A61M 25/10182 (2013.11); A61M 25/10187 (2013.11)] 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. Apparatus for endoscopically retracting tissue, the apparatus comprising:
a sleeve adapted to be slid over the exterior of an endoscope;
a proximal balloon secured to the sleeve;
a distal balloon movably mounted to the sleeve;
a first connector extending from the distal balloon, wherein the first connector comprises a loop of suture; and
a second connector extending from the first connector and configured to be secured to tissue which is to be retracted,
wherein the second connector comprises a surgical clip;
wherein the distal balloon is configured to be moved relative to the sleeve in order to retract the tissue.