Patent ID: 8377075
Filing Date: 2013-02-19
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A medical device, comprising, a flexible tubular housing sized and shaped to be positionable within an upper gastrointestinal tract space, said flexible tubular housing including an inner diameter and an outer diameter extending from a distal end to a proximal end; a catheter positioned within said inner diameter of said flexible tubular housing including a first end and a second end and an inside diameter and an outside diameter; a clamp including a receiving unit positioned at said first end of said catheter; a tool element fully engaged within said receiving unit of said clamp; and a power supply positioned at said second end of said catheter, wherein said power supply moves said catheter including said clamp and said tool element to engage a foreign obstruction within the upper gastrointestinal tract space thereby rupturing the foreign obstruction into pieces, wherein at least one retainer is fixedly positioned within said catheter and collects the pieces of the foreign obstruction.