Endoscopic Tool
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1. A delivery system for insertion into a lung, comprising:
- a flexible, elongate endoscope extending along a longitudinal axis when the endoscope is straightened;
a first lens located on the distal region, wherein the first lens faces a direction transverse to the longitudinal axis.
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Abstract
Delivery system including endoscopes are described. In an embodiment, a delivery system includes a flexible, elongate endoscope extending along a longitudinal axis when the endoscope is straightened and a first lens located on the distal region. The first lens faces a direction transverse to the longitudinal axis. The first lens permits the endoscope to provide an image of anatomical structures that offset from the axis of the endoscope.
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1. A delivery system for insertion into a lung, comprising:
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a flexible, elongate endoscope extending along a longitudinal axis when the endoscope is straightened;
a first lens located on the distal region, wherein the first lens faces a direction transverse to the longitudinal axis. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A delivery system for insertion into a lung, comprising:
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a flexible, elongate endoscope extending along a longitudinal axis when the endoscope is straightened;
a depth sensor adapted to be coupled to the endoscope and to a landmark relative to the patient'"'"'s body, wherein the depth sensor is adapted to provide an electronic signal that indicates the distance between the distal tip of the endoscope and the entrance location. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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10. A delivery system for insertion into a lung, comprising:
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a flexible, elongate endoscope extending along a longitudinal axis when the endoscope is straightened;
a first lens facing a direction normal to the longitudinal axis;
a lumen size measurement device coupled to a distal region of the endoscope, the lumen size measurement device adapted to provide an indication of the size of a bronchial lumen in which the distal region of the endoscope is positioned. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A delivery system for insertion into a lung, comprising:
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an elongate body having a proximal end and a distal region, the elongate body adapted to be inserted into the lung via a patient'"'"'s mouth;
a balloon attached to the distal region, the balloon adapted to be inflated in an asymmetrical manner such that the balloon expands in only one direction relative to a longitudinal axis of elongate body. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A delivery system for insertion into a lung, comprising:
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a flexible endoscope adapted to be inserted into the lung;
an orientation indicator coupled to the flexible endoscope, the orientation indicator adapted to provide an indication as to the direction to an anatomical structure of a patient in which the endoscope is inserted regardless of the orientation of the endoscope within the patient. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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