Patent ID: 11911005
Assignee: APPLIED ENDOSOLUTIONS, LLC
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. An endoscopic retraction assist device comprising:
a body comprising opposite proximal and distal end portions and a central portion between the proximal and distal end portions; and
a device channel defined in the body,
wherein, at the central portion of the body, the device channel transitions from a circular portion having a circular cross section or perimeter to an arcuate portion having an elongated arcuate cross section or perimeter,
wherein the distal end portion of the body comprises a ledge extending between the arcuate portion of the device channel and a distalmost end of the body, and
wherein the ledge is arcuate and widens from the arcuate portion of the device channel to the distalmost end of the body.