Method and apparatus for manipulating the side wall of a body lumen or body cavity so as to provide increased visualization of the same and/or increased access to the same, and/or for stabilizing instruments relative to the same
First Claim
1. Apparatus comprising:
- a sleeve adapted to be slid over an exterior of an endoscope;
a proximal balloon secured to said sleeve;
an inflation/deflation tube carried by said sleeve and in fluid communication with an interior of said proximal balloon;
a push tube slidably mounted to said sleeve, the push tube having a distal end and a proximal end; and
a distal balloon secured to the distal end of said push tube, an interior of said distal balloon being in fluid communication with said push tube, wherein said distal balloon is capable of assuming a deflated condition and an inflated condition, and further wherein when said distal balloon is in its deflated condition, an axial opening extends therethrough, said axial opening being sized to receive the endoscope therein, and when said distal balloon is in its inflated condition, said axial opening is closed down.
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Abstract
Apparatus comprising: a sleeve adapted to be slid over the exterior of an endoscope; a proximal balloon secured to the sleeve; an inflation/deflation tube carried by the sleeve and in fluid communication with the interior of the proximal balloon; a push tube slidably mounted to the sleeve; and a distal balloon secured to the distal end of the push tube, the interior of the distal balloon being in fluid communication with the push tube, wherein the distal balloon is capable of assuming a deflated condition and an inflated condition, and further wherein when the distal balloon is in its deflated condition, an axial opening extends therethrough, the axial opening being sized to receive the endoscope therein, and when the distal balloon is in its inflated condition, the axial opening is closed down.
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Citations
77 Claims
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1. Apparatus comprising:
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a sleeve adapted to be slid over an exterior of an endoscope; a proximal balloon secured to said sleeve; an inflation/deflation tube carried by said sleeve and in fluid communication with an interior of said proximal balloon; a push tube slidably mounted to said sleeve, the push tube having a distal end and a proximal end; and a distal balloon secured to the distal end of said push tube, an interior of said distal balloon being in fluid communication with said push tube, wherein said distal balloon is capable of assuming a deflated condition and an inflated condition, and further wherein when said distal balloon is in its deflated condition, an axial opening extends therethrough, said axial opening being sized to receive the endoscope therein, and when said distal balloon is in its inflated condition, said axial opening is closed down. - 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. A method for performing a procedure in a body lumen and/or body cavity, said method comprising:
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providing an apparatus comprising; a sleeve adapted to be slid over an exterior of an endoscope; a proximal balloon secured to said sleeve; an inflation/deflation tube carried by said sleeve and in fluid communication with an interior of said proximal balloon; a push tube slidably mounted to said sleeve, the push tube having a distal end and a proximal end; and a distal balloon secured to the distal end of said push tube, an interior of said distal balloon being in fluid communication with said push tube, wherein said distal balloon is capable of assuming a deflated condition and an inflated condition, and further wherein when said distal balloon is in its deflated condition, an axial opening extends therethrough, said axial opening being sized to receive the endoscope therein, and when said distal balloon is in its inflated condition, said axial opening is closed down; positioning said apparatus in the body lumen and/or body cavity; inflating said proximal balloon; advancing said push tube distally; inflating said distal balloon; and performing the procedure. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. Apparatus comprising:
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a sleeve adapted to be slid over an exterior of an endoscope, wherein the endoscope comprises a distal end and a proximal end, wherein the proximal end comprises a handle, and further wherein the sleeve is slid over the exterior of the endoscope so as to substantially cover the exterior of the endoscope from a point adjacent to the distal end of the endoscope to a point adjacent to the handle of the endoscope; a proximal balloon secured to said sleeve; an inflation/deflation tube carried by said sleeve and in fluid communication with an interior of said proximal balloon; a push tube slidably mounted to said sleeve, the push tube having a distal end and a proximal end; and a distal balloon secured to the distal end of said push tube, an interior of said distal balloon being in fluid communication with said push tube, wherein said distal balloon is capable of assuming a deflated condition and an inflated condition, and further wherein when said distal balloon is in its deflated condition, an axial opening extends therethrough, said axial opening being sized to receive the endoscope therein, and when said distal balloon is in its inflated condition, said axial opening is closed down. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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56. A method for performing a procedure in a body lumen and/or body cavity, said method comprising:
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providing an apparatus comprising; a sleeve adapted to be slid over an exterior of an endoscope, wherein the endoscope comprises a distal end and a proximal end, wherein the proximal end comprises a handle, and further wherein the sleeve is slid over the exterior of the endoscope so as to substantially cover the exterior of the endoscope from a point adjacent to the distal end of the endoscope to a point adjacent to the handle of the endoscope; a proximal balloon secured to said sleeve; an inflation/deflation tube carried by said sleeve and in fluid communication with an interior of said proximal balloon; a push tube slidably mounted to said sleeve, the push tube having a distal end and a proximal end; and a distal balloon secured to the distal end of said push tube, an interior of said distal balloon being in fluid communication with said push tube, wherein said distal balloon is capable of assuming a deflated condition and an inflated condition, and further wherein when said distal balloon is in its deflated condition, an axial opening extends therethrough, said axial opening being sized to receive the endoscope therein, and when said distal balloon is in its inflated condition, said axial opening is closed down; positioning said apparatus in the body lumen and/or body cavity; inflating said proximal balloon; advancing said push tube distally; inflating said distal balloon; and performing the procedure. - View Dependent Claims (57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74)
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75. Apparatus comprising:
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a sleeve adapted to be slid over an exterior of an endoscope; a proximal balloon secured to said sleeve; an inflation/deflation tube carried by said sleeve and in fluid communication with an interior of said proximal balloon; a pair of push tubes slidably mounted to said sleeve, each of the push tubes in the pair of push tubes having a distal end and a proximal end; and a distal balloon secured to the distal ends of said pair of push tubes, an interior of said distal balloon being in fluid communication with said pair of push tubes, wherein said distal balloon is capable of assuming a deflated condition and an inflated condition, and further wherein when said distal balloon is in its deflated condition, an axial opening extends therethrough, said axial opening being sized to receive the endoscope therein, and when said distal balloon is in its inflated condition, said axial opening is closed down. - View Dependent Claims (76)
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77. A method for performing a procedure in a body lumen and/or body cavity, said method comprising:
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providing apparatus comprising; a sleeve adapted to be slid over an exterior of an endoscope; a proximal balloon secured to said sleeve; an inflation/deflation tube carried by said sleeve and in fluid communication with an interior of said proximal balloon; a pair of push tubes slidably mounted to said sleeve, each of the push tubes in the pair of push tubes having a distal end and a proximal end; and a distal balloon secured to the distal ends of said pair of push tubes, an interior of said distal balloon being in fluid communication with said pair of push tubes, wherein said distal balloon is capable of assuming a deflated condition and an inflated condition, and further wherein when said distal balloon is in its deflated condition, an axial opening extends therethrough, said axial opening being sized to receive the endoscope therein, and when said distal balloon is in its inflated condition, said axial opening is closed down; positioning said apparatus in the body lumen and/or body cavity; inflating said proximal balloon; advancing said pair of push tubes distally; inflating said distal balloon; and performing the procedure.
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Specification