Patent ID: 11944276
Assignee: AULEA MEDICAL, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A medical device comprising:
a handle;
an elongated tubular member adapted for introduction into a body lumen of a patient;
a central passageway within a distal portion of the tubular member;
a treatment tool that is extendable and retractable from the central passageway;
an imaging device disposed in the central passageway; and
an atraumatic tip coupled to a distal portion of the tubular member, said atraumatic tip having a tapered configuration for introduction in the body lumen and a non-tapered configuration to allow extension of the treatment tool distally from the tubular member, and where the atraumatic tip comprises a frame structure formed of a shape memory material having a conical shape memory to provide the tapered configuration and expendable to a cylindrical shape to provide the non-tapered configuration;
wherein the elongated tubular member comprises an outer tube and an inner tube carried in an interior lumen of the outer tube and wherein the frame structure is coupled to a distal end of the outer tube; and
wherein an annular space between an inner surface of the outer tube and an outer surface of the inner tube of the elongated tubular member is configured to be coupled to a negative pressure source via the handle.