Patent ID: 7691055

Claim:
A grasping apparatus for use with an elevator of an endoscope having enhanced grasping features for grasping an elongate medical device, the apparatus comprising: a grasping tip configured to be disposed on the elevator of the endoscope for grasping the elongate medical device, the endoscope having an endoscope tip having an outer surface and an accommodation space formed within the endoscope tip, the elevator being pivotally mounted within the accommodation space of the endoscope via an elevator turning support, the grasping tip having a body including a grasping surface and an opening formed through the body to slidingly receive the elevator directly therein, the opening of the body being configured to be disposed directly over the elevator wherein the elevator and the grasping tip disposed thereon are configured to pivot about the elevator turning support as one unit to engage the grasping tip with the elongate medical device.