Patent ID: 8888681

Claim:
A method for removing an object from a body lumen, the method comprising: advancing an elongate tubular member into a body lumen to a position adjacent a target region, the elongate tubular member having a distal end region, an end effector passing region formed along the distal end region, and a first lumen defined along at least partially a length thereof, and wherein an elongate shaft is slidably disposed in the first lumen, the elongate shaft having a distal end and an end effector disposed adjacent the distal end; advancing the elongate shaft out from the distal end region of the elongate tubular member so that the end effector is positioned distally of a distal end of the elongate tubular member adjacent an object disposed at the target region; engaging the object with the end effector; and retracting the elongate shaft including the end effector engaged with the object through the end effector passing region formed along the distal end region of the elongate tubular member so that the object is retracted to a position that is proximal of the distal end region of the elongate tubular member and adjacent an outer wall of the elongate tubular member.