Patent ID: 11925319
Assignee: IZOMED, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A method of preparing a colon for examination having an endoscope positioned within the colon, the method comprising:
advancing an endoscopic accessory device over the endoscope, the endoscopic accessory device including a first balloon adjacent to a distal opening;
expanding the first balloon against a wall of the colon;
removing the endoscope from the endoscopic accessory device and securing a proximal end of the endoscopic accessory device directly to a tubing of a fluid reservoir having a fluid such that the proximal end of the endoscopic accessory device forms a seal against the tubing;
delivering the fluid through the endoscopic accessory device to the colon by positioning the fluid reservoir above the endoscopic accessory device such that gravity causes the fluid to flow into the colon through the tubing and through the endoscopic accessory device;
draining the fluid from the colon by lowering the fluid reservoir below the endoscopic accessory device such that gravity causes a portion of the fluid to drain into the fluid reservoir; and
withdrawing the first balloon from a portion of the colon while the first balloon is expanded to further prepare the colon for examination.