Patent ID: 8597305
Filing Date: 2013-12-03
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for treating tissue, comprising: a sheath defining a lumen sized and shaped to receive a treatment device therein; a guide member comprising a handle coupled to the sheath, a stabilizer track coupled to the handle, and an elongated rail slidably received over the track, the guide member extending a predetermined distance substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the sheath; and a stabilizer element for engaging an anchoring device coupled to tissue to stabilize the sheath and the treatment device, the stabilizer element being coupled to a proximal portion of the elongated rail, the stabilizer element being movable along the track substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the sheath wherein, when in a proximal-most position, a distal end of the stabilizer element is located proximally of a proximal end of the handle.