Patent ID: 6277065
Filing Date: 2001-08-21
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A device for anchoring and positioning an endoscope against a wall that defines a body cavity, the endoscope having a distal end section including a side-facing working section, the device comprising:an inflatable balloon configured to circumscribe a portion of the distal end section of the endoscope not including the working section, the inflatable balloon having a cradle portion at either a proximalmost end or a distalmost end of the balloon and an annular portion at the other of the proximalmost end or the distalmost end of the balloon, the cradle portion having arcuate ends to be positioned proximate the working section and provide a working space in front of the working section, the working space being in fluid communication with the body cavity when the inflatable balloon is inflated; andan elongated member coupled to the inflatable balloon to introduce a fluid to inflate the inflatable balloon.