Patent ID: 6746442
Filing Date: 2004-06-08
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
An endoscopic method comprising the steps of:providing an endoscope having a proximal end, a distal end and a lumen extending therethrough; providing a guide wire having a proximal end and a distal end; providing a catheter including an elongate shaft having a proximal end and a distal end, a guide wire lumen extending from a proximal port located distal of the proximal end of the shaft to a distal port located proximate the distal end of the shaft; inserting the endoscope into a patient; inserting the guide wire into the lumen of the endoscope such that the distal end of the guide wire exits the distal end of the endoscope; inserting the catheter into the lumen of the endoscope over the guide wire such that the guide wire resides in the guide wire lumen and the distal end of the catheter exits the distal end of the endoscope.