SYSTEM FOR ADVANCING IN A BODY LUMEN
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1. A system for advancing in a body lumen comprising:
- a guide member insertable into a body lumen;
apparatus for providing a forward propulsion force on said guide member to advance said guide member distally into said body lumen; and
a lumen formed through said guide member connected to a fluid source, wherein fluid flowing through and out of said lumen cleans said body lumen.
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A system for advancing in a body lumen including a guide member insertable into a body lumen, apparatus for providing a forward propulsion force on the guide member to advance the guide member distally into the body lumen, and a lumen formed through the guide member connected to a fluid source, wherein fluid flowing through and out of the lumen cleans the body lumen as the forward propulsion force propels the guide member distally in the body lumen.
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1. A system for advancing in a body lumen comprising:
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a guide member insertable into a body lumen; apparatus for providing a forward propulsion force on said guide member to advance said guide member distally into said body lumen; and a lumen formed through said guide member connected to a fluid source, wherein fluid flowing through and out of said lumen cleans said body lumen. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for advancing in a body lumen comprising:
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a guide member insertable into a body lumen; an imaging assembly disposed in a distal portion of said guide member adapted to create images of internal portions of said body lumen; at least one percussion element disposed in a first channel formed in said guide member, said first channel having a distal terminal end; and a force applicator arranged to apply a force on said at least one percussion element to propel said at least one percussion element distally along said first channel and strike said distal terminal end, thereby causing said guide member to advance distally in the body lumen. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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