Medical device with track and method of use
CA 2463214 C · Owner: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · Inventors: Long, Gary L.
Overview
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A medical device for performing medical procedures inside a lumen (such as the GI tract) of a patient is provided. The device includes an elongate flexible member which can be advanced along a track. The track can include a loop portion which can be advanced ahead of the elongate flexible member. The distal end of the flexible member can include a camera light source, vacuum opening, and a working channel for receiving medical instruments.
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- Filed April 2, 2004 and granted December 17, 2013. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended April 2, 2024.
- A certificate of supplementary protection adds at most two years for a drug, so even that would have ended by April 2, 2026.
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