DISPOSABLE AND REUSABLE COMLEX SHAPED SEE-THROUGH ENDOSCOPE
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Abstract
Transparent domes useful for covering at least a lens located on a scope'"'"'s distal face, taking the form of a single layer membrane affixed to the distal end of the scope, a solid cap attachable to and detachable from the distal end of the scope, or an inflatable and deflatable balloon having an exterior wall for contacting at least the lens at the scope'"'"'s distal face. Methods for performing diagnostic or diagnostic and therapeutic procedures within bodily cavities including collapsed intestines using transparent domes and scopes.
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68 Claims
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1-48. -48. (canceled)
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49. A transparent dome for covering a distal face of an endoscope, including:
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a proximal end for sealing against at least a portion of the distal end of the endoscope; and a distal face for contacting a wall of a body cavity. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65)
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66. A method for performing an endoscopic procedure using an endoscope having a lens located at a distal end of the endoscope and a transparent dome sealed to the distal end of the endoscope, the transparent dome including a proximal end for sealing against at least a portion of the distal end of an endoscope and a generally convex distal face for contacting a wall of a body cavity, the method including:
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inserting the endoscope and the transparent dome into a body cavity; viewing, through the lens and the transparent dome, at least a portion of the body cavity; and while viewing, using a therapeutic device extending from the distal end of the endoscope and exterior to the transparent dome on the portion of the body cavity being viewed. - View Dependent Claims (67, 68)
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