Multiple removable apparatus and methods for manipulating and securing tissue
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1. An endoscope system comprising:
- a plurality of endoscope modules having tissue folding elements mounted therein;
an endoscope to which the endoscope modules are attachable, the endoscope having an insertion unit with a distal part;
a coupling mechanism located at the distal part of the insertion unit, the coupling mechanism being interchangeably attachable to each of the plurality of endoscope modules; and
an operation unit for handling a helical tissue grasper mounted in an endoscope module, the operation unit having a locking mechanism for locking a position of the helical tissue grasper.
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Abstract
Multiple removable apparatus and methods for manipulating and securing tissue are described herein. In creating tissue folds within the body of a patient, a tissue manipulation assembly may generally have tissue stabilizing members adapted to stabilize tissue therebetween, an engagement member slidably disposed through the stabilizing members and having a distal end adapted to engage tissue, and a delivery tube pivotable about the tissue stabilizing members. The tissue manipulation assembly optionally may be configured for removable attachment to an endoscope.
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1. An endoscope system comprising:
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a plurality of endoscope modules having tissue folding elements mounted therein;
an endoscope to which the endoscope modules are attachable, the endoscope having an insertion unit with a distal part;
a coupling mechanism located at the distal part of the insertion unit, the coupling mechanism being interchangeably attachable to each of the plurality of endoscope modules; and
an operation unit for handling a helical tissue grasper mounted in an endoscope module, the operation unit having a locking mechanism for locking a position of the helical tissue grasper. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An endoscope system comprising:
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a plurality of endoscope modules, each endoscope module including a tissue folding module body and a tissue grasping instrument placement member having a helical tissue grasper that can be mounted in the module body;
an endoscope to which the endoscope modules are attachable, the endoscope having an insertion unit with a distal part; and
a coupling mechanism located at the distal part, the coupling mechanism being interchangeably attachable to each of the plurality of endoscope modules, wherein the plurality of endoscope modules are interchangeably attachable to the distal part of said insertion unit via the coupling mechanism. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An endoscope system comprising:
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a plurality of endoscope modules each having a body member and a helical tissue grasper mounted in the respective body member;
an endoscope having an insertion unit with a distal part to which the endoscope modules can be attached; and
a coupling element via which the plurality of endoscope modules can be attached to the distal part of the insertion unit of the endoscope, wherein the body members of the endoscope module each has an outer configuration dimensioned to be equivalent to the distal part of the insertion unit of the endoscope.
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