Methods and apparatus for performing endoluminal procedures
First Claim
1. An apparatus for tissue manipulation, comprising:
- an elongate body defining a longitudinal axis and adapted for endoluminal advancement in a patient body;
at least one articulatable platform disposed near or at a distal region of the elongate body, the at least one articulating platform being adapted to articulate off-axis relative to the longitudinal axis; and
at least one articulatable member disposed near or at the distal region of the elongate body, the at least one articulatable member being adapted to articulate off-axis and manipulate a tissue region of interest.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus for performing endoluminal procedures are described herein. An endoluminal tissue manipulation assembly is disclosed which provides for a stable endoluminal platform and which also provides for effective triangulation of tools. Such an apparatus may comprise an optionally shape-lockable elongate body defining a longitudinal axis and adapted for endoluminal advancement in a patient body, at least one articulatable visualization lumen disposed near or at a distal region of the elongate body, the at least one articulating visualization lumen being adapted to articulate off-axis relative to a longitudinal axis of the elongate body, and at least one articulatable tool arm member disposed near or at the distal region of the elongate body, the at least one articulatable tool arm member being adapted to articulate off-axis and manipulate a tissue region of interest.
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61 Claims
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1. An apparatus for tissue manipulation, comprising:
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an elongate body defining a longitudinal axis and adapted for endoluminal advancement in a patient body;
at least one articulatable platform disposed near or at a distal region of the elongate body, the at least one articulating platform being adapted to articulate off-axis relative to the longitudinal axis; and
at least one articulatable member disposed near or at the distal region of the elongate body, the at least one articulatable member being adapted to articulate off-axis and manipulate a tissue region of interest. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A system for tissue manipulation, comprising:
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an elongate body defining a longitudinal axis and adapted for endoluminal advancement in a patient body;
an elongate lumen which is adapted to articulate from a first low-profile position to a second position off-axis relative to the longitudinal axis such that a distal end of the elongate lumen is directed to a region distal of the elongate body; and
a first and a second articulatable arm member each disposed near or at the distal region of the elongate body, each articulatable member being adapted to articulate off-axis and manipulate a tissue region of interest. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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48. A method for endoluminally performing a procedure upon a tissue region of interest, comprising:
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endoluminally advancing an elongate body defining a longitudinal axis and adapted for advancement into a patient body;
articulating at least one platform disposed near or at a distal region of the elongate body into an off-axis configuration relative to the longitudinal axis, the at least one platform being adapted to provide visualization of a tissue region of interest distal to the elongate body; and
articulating at least one member disposed near or at the distal region of the elongate body into an off-axis configuration relative to the longitudinal axis, the at least one member being adapted to manipulate the tissue region of interest. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61)
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