Patent ID: 6632227
Filing Date: 2003-10-14
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A full thickness resection system comprising:a flexible endoscope; a distal head including an endoscope receiving channel extending therethrough so that the endoscope may be slidably received therein, a resection chamber within an outer wall of the distal head, at least a first portion of the outer wall being moveable with respect to a second portion thereof to open the resection chamber to an exterior of the distal head and a resection mechanism for resecting tissue received within the resection chamber; and a first position adjusting mechanism for moving the distal head along the endoscope between a first retracted position in which a distal end of the endoscope extends beyond a distal end of the distal head and a deployed position in which the distal end of the endoscope is received within the endoscope receiving channel.