US 12,419,496 B2
Flexible endoscopic support system
Vihar C. Surti, Winston-Salem, NC (US); John C. Sigmon, Jr., Winston-Salem, NC (US); and William S. Gibbons, Jr., Bloomington, IN (US)
Assigned to Cook Medical Technologies LLC, Bloomington, IN (US)
Filed by Cook Medical Technologies LLC, Bloomington, IN (US)
Filed on Jun. 28, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/759,175.
Application 16/749,083 is a division of application No. 15/445,318, filed on Feb. 28, 2017, granted, now 10,582,835, issued on Mar. 10, 2020.
Application 18/759,175 is a continuation of application No. 17/401,085, filed on Aug. 12, 2021, granted, now 12,053,154.
Application 17/401,085 is a continuation of application No. 16/749,083, filed on Jan. 22, 2020, granted, now 11,122,962, issued on Sep. 21, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/301,705, filed on Mar. 1, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2024/0349990 A1, Oct. 24, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/005 (2006.01); A61B 1/008 (2006.01); A61B 1/018 (2006.01); A61B 1/05 (2006.01); A61B 1/06 (2006.01); A61B 1/273 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 1/00098 (2013.01) [A61B 1/00114 (2013.01); A61B 1/00128 (2013.01); A61B 1/00133 (2013.01); A61B 1/00137 (2013.01); A61B 1/00174 (2013.01); A61B 1/0055 (2013.01); A61B 1/008 (2013.01); A61B 1/018 (2013.01); A61B 1/05 (2013.01); A61B 1/0623 (2013.01); A61B 1/0684 (2013.01); A61B 1/273 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A scope system, comprising:
an elongate tube comprising a lumen extending therethrough from within a handle through a proximal portion of the elongate tube and through a distal portion of the elongate tube; and
at least one accessory channel comprising a tubular structure comprising an accessory lumen extending longitudinally through the tubular structure, where the at least one accessory channel is movably disposed at least partially within the lumen of the elongate tube, the at least one accessory channel comprising a distal section of the accessory channel, where the at least one accessory channel being movable between a forward-viewing configuration and a side-viewing configuration, wherein—in the forward-viewing configuration—the distal section of the at least one accessory channel is substantially parallel to the distal portion of the elongate tube;
where the distal portion of the elongate tube comprises a plurality of individual ribs covered by a protective sleeve configured to protect the ribs and to prevent material adjacent the ribs from being pinched between the individual ribs when the distal portion of the elongate tube is moved between the forward-viewing configuration and the side-viewing configuration; and
wherein—in the side-viewing configuration—the distal section of the at least one accessory channel extends out through an opening of at least one of the ribs and is arced outside the elongate tube.