Patent ID: 6074402
Filing Date: 2000-06-13
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
An activating mechanism for activating an endoscopic ligator to ligate lesions within a hollow body organ, the endoscopic ligator being positioned at the distal insertion end of an endoscope, the endoscope having a channel which extends through the endoscope from an opening at the distal end to an opening at a proximal end of the endoscope, the ligator having an activation line which is threaded through the channel of the endoscope to the proximal opening of the endoscope, said activating mechanism comprising:(a) a mounting component, said mounting component having a first portion sized to be inserted into the proximal opening of the channel of the endoscope, said mounting component including a threading channel extending therethrough for threading the activation line through said mounting component when said first portion of said mounting component is inserted into the proximal opening of the channel of the endoscope; and(b) an activating component connected to said mounting component, said activating component includingmeans for attachment of the activation line when the activation line is threaded through said threading channel of said mounting component, andmeans for retracting the activation line when the activation line is attached to said activating component whereby the ligating device can be activated as desired by selective retraction of the activation line.