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Self-locking removable apparatus and methods for manipulating and securing tissue

  • US 20050250985A1
  • Filed: 12/01/2004
  • Published: 11/10/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/07/2004
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. An attachment system for attaching an accessory to an endoscopic device, comprising:

  • a tissue folding apparatus having a helical tissue grasper configured for advancement through a working channel of an endoscope;

    a bracing member having a longitudinal axis and which is engageable with at least one surface of the endoscope;

    a ramp surface that is at an acute angle relative to the longitudinal axis of the bracing member; and

    a wedge slidable on the ramp surface and adapted to provide a variable engagement force on a surface of the endoscope in opposition to that provided by the bracing member.

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