Patent ID: 8409243
Filing Date: 2013-04-02
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A method of performing an operative procedure with an endoscopic device having a distal assembly including a tube, comprising: loading the endoscopic device into a channel of an endoscope, wherein the endoscope includes a plurality of channels, each of the plurality of channels extending from a proximal end of the endoscope to a distal end of the endoscope; inserting the endoscope and the endoscopic device into a body while the distal assembly is exterior the channel and is in a closed configuration with a profile larger than a diameter of the channel of the endoscope; positioning the distal assembly proximate an operative site; and activating the distal assembly to perform the operative procedure by opening and closing the distal assembly, wherein, when the distal assembly is in an open configuration, a distal end of an elongate member extends distally of a distal end of the tube, the elongate member including an elongate lumen within the elongate member and extending from a proximal end to the distal end of the elongate member, wherein the elongate member moves axially relative to the tube.