AU3616699A - Suction means for propelling an endoscope - Google Patents
Suction means for propelling an endoscopeInfo
- Publication number
- AU3616699A AU3616699A AU36166/99A AU3616699A AU3616699A AU 3616699 A AU3616699 A AU 3616699A AU 36166/99 A AU36166/99 A AU 36166/99A AU 3616699 A AU3616699 A AU 3616699A AU 3616699 A AU3616699 A AU 3616699A
- Authority
- AU
- Australia
- Prior art keywords
- propelling
- endoscope
- suction means
- suction
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Abandoned
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Classifications
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
- A61B1/00—Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopes; Illuminating arrangements therefor
- A61B1/00147—Holding or positioning arrangements
- A61B1/00151—Holding or positioning arrangements using everted tubes
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
- A61B1/00—Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopes; Illuminating arrangements therefor
- A61B1/005—Flexible endoscopes
- A61B1/0051—Flexible endoscopes with controlled bending of insertion part
- A61B1/0057—Constructional details of force transmission elements, e.g. control wires
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
- A61B1/00—Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopes; Illuminating arrangements therefor
- A61B1/31—Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopes; Illuminating arrangements therefor for the rectum, e.g. proctoscopes, sigmoidoscopes, colonoscopes
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- Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
- Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
- Surgery (AREA)
- Nuclear Medicine, Radiotherapy & Molecular Imaging (AREA)
- Biomedical Technology (AREA)
- Optics & Photonics (AREA)
- Pathology (AREA)
- Radiology & Medical Imaging (AREA)
- Biophysics (AREA)
- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
- Medical Informatics (AREA)
- Molecular Biology (AREA)
- Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
- General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
- Public Health (AREA)
- Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
- Endoscopes (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (3)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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GB9808426 | 1998-04-21 | ||
GB9808426A GB9808426D0 (en) | 1998-04-21 | 1998-04-21 | Device with means for propelling it along a passage |
PCT/GB1999/001207 WO1999053827A1 (en) | 1998-04-21 | 1999-04-21 | Suction means for propelling an endoscope |
Publications (1)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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AU3616699A true AU3616699A (en) | 1999-11-08 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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AU36166/99A Abandoned AU3616699A (en) | 1998-04-21 | 1999-04-21 | Suction means for propelling an endoscope |
Country Status (3)
Country | Link |
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AU (1) | AU3616699A (en) |
GB (1) | GB9808426D0 (en) |
WO (1) | WO1999053827A1 (en) |
Cited By (1)
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US9566415B2 (en) | 2008-05-05 | 2017-02-14 | Endogene Limited | Method and apparatus for advancing a probe |
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US7033373B2 (en) | 2000-11-03 | 2006-04-25 | Satiety, Inc. | Method and device for use in minimally invasive placement of space-occupying intragastric devices |
US6558400B2 (en) | 2001-05-30 | 2003-05-06 | Satiety, Inc. | Obesity treatment tools and methods |
US7083629B2 (en) | 2001-05-30 | 2006-08-01 | Satiety, Inc. | Overtube apparatus for insertion into a body |
US6866626B2 (en) | 2001-11-09 | 2005-03-15 | Ethicon-Endo Surgery, Inc. | Self-propelled, intraluminal device with working channel and method of use |
US6746460B2 (en) | 2002-08-07 | 2004-06-08 | Satiety, Inc. | Intra-gastric fastening devices |
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US7214233B2 (en) | 2002-08-30 | 2007-05-08 | Satiety, Inc. | Methods and devices for maintaining a space occupying device in a relatively fixed location within a stomach |
US7220237B2 (en) | 2002-10-23 | 2007-05-22 | Satiety, Inc. | Method and device for use in endoscopic organ procedures |
US7351202B2 (en) | 2002-12-05 | 2008-04-01 | Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. | Medical device with track and method of use |
US7226410B2 (en) | 2002-12-05 | 2007-06-05 | Ethicon-Endo Surgery, Inc. | Locally-propelled, intraluminal device with cable loop track and method of use |
GB0307715D0 (en) | 2003-04-03 | 2003-05-07 | Ethicon Endo Surgery Inc | Guide wire structure for insertion into an internal space |
US7175638B2 (en) | 2003-04-16 | 2007-02-13 | Satiety, Inc. | Method and devices for modifying the function of a body organ |
US7914543B2 (en) | 2003-10-14 | 2011-03-29 | Satiety, Inc. | Single fold device for tissue fixation |
US7097650B2 (en) | 2003-10-14 | 2006-08-29 | Satiety, Inc. | System for tissue approximation and fixation |
US20050177176A1 (en) | 2004-02-05 | 2005-08-11 | Craig Gerbi | Single-fold system for tissue approximation and fixation |
US20070276181A1 (en) | 2004-02-09 | 2007-11-29 | Smart Medical Systems Ltd. | Endoscope Assembly |
CA2556228C (en) | 2004-02-13 | 2014-05-13 | Satiety, Inc. | Methods for reducing hollow organ volume |
MXPA06009971A (en) | 2004-02-27 | 2007-08-08 | Satiety Inc | Methods and devices for reducing hollow organ volume. |
US8449560B2 (en) | 2004-03-09 | 2013-05-28 | Satiety, Inc. | Devices and methods for placement of partitions within a hollow body organ |
US8628547B2 (en) | 2004-03-09 | 2014-01-14 | Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. | Devices and methods for placement of partitions within a hollow body organ |
US9028511B2 (en) | 2004-03-09 | 2015-05-12 | Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. | Devices and methods for placement of partitions within a hollow body organ |
US8252009B2 (en) | 2004-03-09 | 2012-08-28 | Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. | Devices and methods for placement of partitions within a hollow body organ |
CA2561193A1 (en) | 2004-03-26 | 2005-10-20 | Satiety, Inc. | Systems and methods for treating obesity |
WO2005113051A2 (en) | 2004-05-14 | 2005-12-01 | Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. | Medical instrument having a medical guidewire |
US8070693B2 (en) | 2004-09-30 | 2011-12-06 | Cook Medical Technologies Llc | Articulating steerable wire guide |
US20060106288A1 (en) | 2004-11-17 | 2006-05-18 | Roth Alex T | Remote tissue retraction device |
DE102005022132B4 (en) | 2005-05-12 | 2007-01-25 | Invendo Medical Gmbh | Discontinuous linear drive |
US9427142B2 (en) | 2005-08-08 | 2016-08-30 | Smart Medical Systems Ltd | Balloon guided endoscopy |
DE102005057479A1 (en) * | 2005-11-30 | 2007-05-31 | Philipps-Universität Marburg | Arrangement for guidance of instrument within hollow chamber, has fixing means, at distance from each other, which can be activated in form that each fixing means is implemented independent from other |
EP2020898B1 (en) | 2006-05-18 | 2018-11-07 | Smart Medical Systems Ltd. | Flexible endoscope system and functionality |
US8529440B2 (en) | 2006-07-06 | 2013-09-10 | Smart Medical Systems Ltd. | Endoscopy systems |
US8002714B2 (en) | 2006-08-17 | 2011-08-23 | Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. | Guidewire structure including a medical guidewire and method for using a medical instrument |
US8715205B2 (en) | 2006-08-25 | 2014-05-06 | Cook Medical Tecnologies Llc | Loop tip wire guide |
US20080103360A1 (en) | 2006-11-01 | 2008-05-01 | Boris Shtul | Endoscopic device insertable into a body cavity and movable in a predetermined direction, and method of moving the endoscopic device in the body cavity |
EP2157996B1 (en) | 2007-05-21 | 2019-07-24 | Smart Medical Systems Ltd. | Catheter including a bendable portion |
CN103961049B (en) | 2008-03-31 | 2017-04-12 | 智能医疗系统有限公司 | Assemblies for use with an endoscope |
JP2011525837A (en) * | 2008-06-27 | 2011-09-29 | コーニンクレッカ フィリップス エレクトロニクス エヌ ヴィ | Catheter with removable part |
ITCE20080009A1 (en) * | 2008-10-01 | 2010-04-01 | Raffaele Paternuosto | ENTEROPROGRESSORE |
JP5568629B2 (en) * | 2009-04-01 | 2014-08-06 | ユニバーシティ オブ フロリダ リサーチ ファンデーション インコーポレーティッド | Device for moving an endoscope forward in a pipeline |
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US11793392B2 (en) | 2019-04-17 | 2023-10-24 | Neptune Medical Inc. | External working channels |
US11744443B2 (en) | 2020-03-30 | 2023-09-05 | Neptune Medical Inc. | Layered walls for rigidizing devices |
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Family Cites Families (11)
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FR1278965A (en) * | 1961-01-27 | 1961-12-15 | Maison Drapier | Improvements to medical catheters |
US4148307A (en) | 1975-12-26 | 1979-04-10 | Olympus Optical Company Limited | Tubular medical instrument having a flexible sheath driven by a plurality of cuffs |
US4176662A (en) | 1977-06-17 | 1979-12-04 | The United States Of America As Represented By The Administrator Of The National Aeronautics And Space Administration | Apparatus for endoscopic examination |
US4690131A (en) | 1985-05-31 | 1987-09-01 | The United States Of America As Represented By The Department Of Health And Human Services | Medical apparatus |
US4676228A (en) | 1985-10-25 | 1987-06-30 | Krasner Jerome L | Medical apparatus having inflatable cuffs and a middle expandable section |
DE3630660A1 (en) * | 1986-09-09 | 1988-03-17 | Lutz Reinhardt | Coloscope with mechanical pneumatic advance |
US5090259A (en) | 1988-01-18 | 1992-02-25 | Olympus Optical Co., Ltd. | Pipe-inspecting apparatus having a self propelled unit |
US4934786A (en) | 1989-08-07 | 1990-06-19 | Welch Allyn, Inc. | Walking borescope |
US5337732A (en) | 1992-09-16 | 1994-08-16 | Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | Robotic endoscopy |
US5345925A (en) | 1993-03-26 | 1994-09-13 | Welch Allyn, Inc. | Self-advancing endoscope |
US5595565A (en) * | 1994-06-30 | 1997-01-21 | The Trustees Of Columbia University In The City Of New York | Self-propelled endoscope using pressure driven linear actuators |
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1998
- 1998-04-21 GB GB9808426A patent/GB9808426D0/en not_active Ceased
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1999
- 1999-04-21 AU AU36166/99A patent/AU3616699A/en not_active Abandoned
- 1999-04-21 WO PCT/GB1999/001207 patent/WO1999053827A1/en active Application Filing
Cited By (2)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
US9566415B2 (en) | 2008-05-05 | 2017-02-14 | Endogene Limited | Method and apparatus for advancing a probe |
US10772487B2 (en) | 2008-05-05 | 2020-09-15 | Endogene Limited | Method and apparatus for advancing a probe |
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
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GB9808426D0 (en) | 1998-06-17 |
WO1999053827A1 (en) | 1999-10-28 |
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Legal Events
Date | Code | Title | Description |
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MK6 | Application lapsed section 142(2)(f)/reg. 8.3(3) - pct applic. not entering national phase |