Patent ID: 6190330
Filing Date: 2001-02-20
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
An endoscopic assembly usable with an external first position indicator component and for creating a partial vacuum at a desired location within the patient during an endoscopic procedure, the endoscopic assembly comprising:an elongated member having a distal end configured to be inserted into the patient and a proximal end portion configured to remain external to the patient during the procedure, and a bore extending from the proximal end portion to the distal end; anda second position indicator component sized to slide within the bore and slidably engage the elongated member, the second position indicator component being manipulable to move within the bore between first and second positions, in the first position the second position indicator component is substantially adjacent to the distal end of the elongated member and is communicable with the first position indicator component to aid the operator in positioning the distal end of the elongated member in the patient near the desired location, in the second position the second position indicator component is spaced from the distal end of the elongated member toward the proximal end portion to create a void between the second position indicator component and the distal end of the elongated member, the second position indicator component being sized relative to the bore to create a partial vacuum near the distal end of the elongated member at the desired location when the second position indicator component is moved from the first position to the second position.