Patent ID: 11883003
Assignee: GYRUS ACMI, INC. D/B/A OLYMPUS SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIES AMERICA
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 14:
15. An apparatus comprising:
a sheath defining a lumen that is dimensioned to convey an elongated tissue sampling instrument to a target tissue location;
an insertion device including a head comprising an imaging sensor and an exit port configured to deliver the sheath along an extension axis to the target tissue location within a patient; and
a sheath tip integrally formed with the sheath to form a distal end of the sheath, the sheath tip having a cylindrical body having a common outer diameter with the sheath, the cylindrical body extending between a base end at the distal end of the sheath and a contact end configured to contact a tissue surface upon extension of the sheath tip out of the exit port, wherein the cylindrical body of the sheath tip is configured to be deformable between the contact end and the base end of the sheath tip upon contact with the target tissue.