US 11,812,985 B2
Endoscopy systems and methods of use thereof
Giacomo Basadonna, Haddam, CT (US); and Alan Lucas, Brookline, MA (US)
Assigned to EnlightenVue, INC., Denver, CO (US)
Appl. No. 16/627,676
Filed by Enlightenvue, Inc., Denver, CO (US)
PCT Filed Jun. 28, 2018, PCT No. PCT/US2018/039934
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Dec. 30, 2019,
PCT Pub. No. WO2019/006081, PCT Pub. Date Jan. 3, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/527,625, filed on Jun. 30, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2020/0155190 A1, May 21, 2020
Int. Cl. A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/32 (2006.01); A61B 1/018 (2006.01); A61B 1/07 (2006.01); A61B 1/317 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/320036 (2013.01) [A61B 1/00078 (2013.01); A61B 1/00087 (2013.01); A61B 1/018 (2013.01); A61B 1/07 (2013.01); A61B 1/317 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00402 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An endoscopy system comprising:
a sheath comprising a lumen and an opening at a distal-most end of the sheath, a distal portion of the sheath being deformable;
an image sensor disposed within the lumen of the distal portion of the sheath;
an illuminating element disposed within the lumen adjacent to the image sensor;
a working channel disposed within the lumen, the working channel comprising a distensible portion that extends past at least a portion of the image sensor; and
a piezoelectric element sized to fit within the working channel, the piezoelectric element comprises a transducer coupled to a working tip with an intervening wire, the piezoelectric element configured to move the working tip via the wire when electricity is applied to the transducer, the working tip configured to puncture a tissue when the working tip is moved as a result of electricity being applied to the transducer
wherein the transducer is disposed distal of the image sensor when the working tip extends distally beyond the opening at the distal-most end of the sheath.