SYSTEM FOR ENDOSCOPIC SUTURING

• Main Authors: FITZSIMMONS, MICHAEL, W, BOVARD, MARK, A, SAUER, JUDE, S
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 17.12.2008
• Subjects: DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; IDENTIFICATION; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; SURGERY

A system for endoscopic suturing is provided having an endoscope, such as a gastroscope, with a distal end locatable in the body of a patient and a flexible shaft extending to the distal end, a flexible accessory tube coupled to the endoscope to flex relative to the endoscope's shaft, and a tip...