Patent ID: 11864734
Assignee: ENDOCHOICE, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A  G

Claim 11:
12. A method of using a medical device that includes a tubular shaft configured for insertion into a patient, the tubular shaft comprising a distal end portion, the distal end portion including a first side-pointing viewing element positioned within a first depression in a first side surface of the distal end portion, and a first side fluid injector positioned within the first depression, wherein the first depression includes a first side wall extending longitudinally from the first side fluid injector to the first side-pointing viewing element, the method comprising:
providing fluid to the first side fluid injector, wherein the fluid is received by the first depression;
wherein the first side wall is angled relative to a central longitudinal axis of the medical device.