RETRIEVAL DEVICE
First Claim
1. An endoscopic device for retrieving an object from within a human body, the device comprising:
- a support assembly comprising a base and an elongated tubular member;
a transmitting assembly comprising a handle movable relative to the base, and a link having a first end fixed to the handle and a second end remote from the base, the link extending through at least a portion of the tubular member;
a wire defining a loop portion and two leg portions, wherein each leg portion is secured to the second end of the link by a first connection, and the two leg portions are secured to each other by at least a second connection;
a net element having a distal portion secured to the loop portion and a proximal portion; and
a means for securing the proximal portion of the net element adjacent the second connection;
wherein the loop portion is movable between an expanded position outside the tubular member and a collapsed position within the tubular member by action of the handle relative to the base.
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Abstract
An endoscopic device for retrieving an object from within a human body is disclosed. The device includes a support assembly, a transmitting assembly, a wire, and a net element. The support assembly has a base and a tubular member. The transmitting assembly includes a handle and a motion transmitting link fixed to the handle and extending through at least a portion of the tubular member. The wire defines a loop portion and two leg portions. A proximal end of each leg portion is secured to the link by a first connection and the two leg portions are secured to each other by at least a second connection distal from the first connection. The net element has a distal portion secured to the loop portion and a proximal portion secured relative to the leg portions. The loop portion is movable between an expanded position and a collapsed position.
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31 Claims
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1. An endoscopic device for retrieving an object from within a human body, the device comprising:
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a support assembly comprising a base and an elongated tubular member; a transmitting assembly comprising a handle movable relative to the base, and a link having a first end fixed to the handle and a second end remote from the base, the link extending through at least a portion of the tubular member; a wire defining a loop portion and two leg portions, wherein each leg portion is secured to the second end of the link by a first connection, and the two leg portions are secured to each other by at least a second connection; a net element having a distal portion secured to the loop portion and a proximal portion; and a means for securing the proximal portion of the net element adjacent the second connection; wherein the loop portion is movable between an expanded position outside the tubular member and a collapsed position within the tubular member by action of the handle relative to the base. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An endoscopic device for retrieving an object from within a human body, the device comprising:
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a support assembly comprising a base and an elongated tubular member; a transmitting assembly comprising a handle movable relative to the base, and a link having a first end fixed to the handle and a second end remote from the base, the link extending through at least a portion of the tubular member; a wire defining a loop portion and two leg portions, wherein each leg portion is secured to the second end of the link by a first connection, and the two leg portions are secured to each other by a second connection; and a net element having a distal portion secured to the loop portion and a proximal portion secured relative to the second connection by a tether; wherein the loop portion is movable between an expanded position outside the tubular member and a collapsed position within the tubular member by action of the handle relative to the base. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. An endoscopic device for retrieving an object from within a human body, the device comprising:
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a support assembly comprising a base and an elongated tubular member; a transmitting assembly comprising a handle movable relative to the base, and a link having a first end fixed to the handle and a second end remote from the base, the link extending through at least a portion of the tubular member; a wire defining a loop portion and two leg portions, wherein each leg portion is secured to the second end of the link by a first connection, and the two leg portions are secured to each other by a second connection and a third connection; and a net element having a distal portion secured to the loop portion and a proximal portion routed between the second and third connection; wherein the loop portion is movable between an expanded position outside the tubular member and a collapsed position within the tubular member by action of the handle relative to the base. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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Specification