Patent ID: 6494885
Filing Date: 2002-12-17
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
An endoscopic stone-extraction device comprising:a filament comprising a first end portion and a second end portion; a sheath comprising a lumen, said filament disposed in the lumen such that the sheath is slideable with respect to the filament; a stone-extraction basket carried by the first end portion of the filament; a handle coupled with the second end portion of the filament, said handle comprising a front portion and a rear portion, said basket positioned nearer the front portion than the rear portion, measured along the filament; a manipulator coupled with the filament and exposed for manual manipulation adjacent the front portion of the handle, said manipulator rotatable with respect to the handle such that rotation of the manipulator rotates the filament and the basket relative to the handle; and said handle comprising a grip and a slide mounted for translation relative to the grip, said slide and grip coupled with different ones of the sheath and the filament.