Patent ID: 7806888
Filing Date: 2010-10-05
Classification: A61B,A61F,A61M

Abstract:
1. A threaded camera introducer system for accessing the gastrointestinal tract, the system comprising: a flexible catheter tube comprising a lumen extending from a distal end of the tube to a proximal end of the tube; wherein the flexible catheter tube further comprises a bulbous tip at the distal end, the bulbous tip having a window extending into the lumen; wherein the flexible catheter tube further comprises an external thread disposed over the distal end of the tube, the thread having a thread height of at least one fifth (⅕) of the outside diameter of the tube and a thread pitch not greater than the circumference of the helix formed by the thread; and a camera assembly comprising a camera attached to a distal end of a flexible hollow spine and a cable harness extending from the camera through the spine and out a proximal end thereof, the camera assembly being insertable and securable within the flexible tube, and the camera being configured to view through the window.