Patent ID: 11918182
Assignee: COOK MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A cap configured for attachment to a distal end of an endoscope, the cap comprising:
a tubular body having a proximal portion, a distal portion, a lumen extending therethrough, the proximal portion comprising:
a first portion and a second portion, at least one of the first portion and the second portion comprising a connector for operably connecting the first portion to the second portion;
the cap having an open configuration wherein at least a portion of the first portion and the second portion are spaced apart and rotatably movable relative to each other and a closed configuration wherein the first and second portions are connected in a manner not rotatably movable relative to each other and dimensioned to engagingly receive the distal end of the endoscope therebetween, and the lumen is formed between the first portion and the second portion, with the cap in the closed configuration being sized and shaped to be positionable on the distal end of the endoscope by receiving and engaging the distal end of the endoscope into a proximal end of the lumen between the first portion and the second portion; and
an electrode portion configured and dimensioned for ablating tissue within a patient's lumen, where the electrode portion is disposed in a recess of the distal portion, which recess is separated from the lumen between the first portion and the second portion, wherein the electrode portion is distally extendable out from the recess of the distal portion such that a distal end of the electrode portion does not extend beyond a distal end of the distal portion of the body.