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 disposed proximal from the loop portion and a proximal end of 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 at a location between the first connection and the loop portion;
a net element having a distal portion secured to the loop portion and a proximal tail portion; and
a means for securing the proximal tail portion of the net element between the two leg portions at a location proximal from 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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29 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 disposed proximal from the loop portion and a proximal end of 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 at a location between the first connection and the loop portion; a net element having a distal portion secured to the loop portion and a proximal tail portion; and a means for securing the proximal tail portion of the net element between the two leg portions at a location proximal from 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)
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19. 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 disposed proximal from the loop portion and 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 tail portion secured between the two leg portions at a location proximal from 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 (20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. 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 disposed proximal from the loop portion and a proximal end of 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 tail portion secured between the two leg portions at a location between the second connection 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 (25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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Specification