Patent ID: 9149173
Filing Date: 2015-10-06
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A medical device assembly, comprising: an elongate shaft having a working channel defined by a tubular member and for receiving a first medical device; a single inflatable locking member disposed adjacent a distal end region of the working channel and being configured to selectively secure and unsecure a position of the first medical device in a location when received within the working channel, wherein the single inflatable locking member is axially immovable relative to the elongate shaft, wherein the single inflatable locking member includes a single inflatable balloon; and a secondary channel formed within a wall of the tubular member, wherein the secondary channel houses the single inflatable locking member and an inflation lumen to inflate the single inflatable locking member, wherein the working channel is defined by an inner surface of the wall, wherein the wall at the distal end region of the working channel includes a first portion reinforced with a reinforcing structure and a second portion adjacent the first portion and devoid of the reinforcing structure, and wherein the single inflatable locking member is disposed at a same axial position as, and radially outside of, the second portion, and wherein, when the single inflatable locking member is inflated, the single inflatable locking member contacts the second portion and forces the second portion radially inward to contact the first medical device and press the first medical device against a portion of the inner surface opposite the second portion.