Patent ID: 11903559
Assignee: GYRUS ACMI, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 9:
10. An apparatus comprising:
a control housing comprising a connector configured to removably connect to a proximal end of an endoscope, where the connector defines an inner surface sized and shaped to mate with an outer surface of a deflection control lever and comprises a portion which is deflectable and configured to resiliently snap onto the deflection control lever, the deflection control lever extending external to an outermost surface of the endoscope for engagement by a user and operably coupled to an actuator disposed internally within the endoscope, where movement of the control housing relative to the endoscope is configured to cause a corresponding movement of the deflection control lever to control deflection of a distal end of the endoscope away from a longitudinal axis of the endoscope; and
a control actuation mechanism attached to the control housing, where the control actuation mechanism is configured to actuate a retrieval device comprising a sheath and a basket to capture biological material, and where the control housing and the attached control actuation mechanism are configured to allow for deflection of the distal end of the endoscope, actuation of the basket, and actuation of the sheath with a single finger of a user.