Patent ID: 9186207
Filing Date: 2015-11-17
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A medical device comprising: an elongated housing that defines a scope channel, a needle channel, and a distal viewing window, the scope channel being configured to receive a scope for viewing patient tissue adjacent to the distal viewing window, wherein: the distal viewing window is located near a distal end of the elongated housing; the distal viewing window is at least partially transparent and located along a window axial length and around a portion of a housing perimeter; and the distal viewing window has a length that is between 20 percent and 50 percent of a housing length; a plurality of ports at respective axial locations in the distal viewing window, wherein the needle channel is movable axially within the elongated housing to allow the needle channel to align axially with and open to any of the plurality of ports; and a needle that resides within the needle channel and is configured to exit out of any of the plurality of ports in the distal viewing window.