US 12,484,764 B2
Medical device kit with endoscope accessory
Scott Miller, Arlington, VA (US)
Assigned to GI Scientific, LLC, McLean, VA (US)
Filed by GI Scientific, LLC, Arlington, VA (US)
Filed on May 3, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/654,453.
Application 18/654,453 is a continuation of application No. 16/717,702, filed on Dec. 17, 2019, granted, now 12,004,712.
Application 16/717,702 is a continuation in part of application No. PCT/US2016/043371, filed on Jul. 21, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/195,291, filed on Jul. 21, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2024/0277213 A1, Aug. 22, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/01 (2006.01); A61B 1/015 (2006.01); A61B 1/018 (2006.01); A61B 1/06 (2006.01); A61B 1/12 (2006.01); A61B 1/273 (2006.01)
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1. A kit for use in an endoscopic procedure on a patient, the kit comprising:
an endoscope comprising an elongate shaft with a working channel;
a coupler device configured for removable attachment to the endoscope, the coupler device comprising:
a main body comprising a distal end, a proximal end configured for attachment to the shaft of the endoscope and a surface between the proximal and distal ends; and
a passage for receiving an instrument and having an opening along a portion of the surface:
an endoscopic device configured for advancement through the working channel of the endoscope and the passage in the coupler device; and
a mechanism for articulating the endoscopic device passing through the endoscope, the mechanism comprising the passage, which comprises a flexible working channel extension within the coupler device, the working channel extension having a proximal end configured for attachment to the working channel of the endoscope, wherein the working channel extension is configured for angular adjustment.