Global Patent Index - EP 3079558 A4

EP 3079558 A4 20170906 - BALLOON ACCESS DEVICE WITH FEATURES FOR ENGAGING AN ENDOSCOPE

Title (en)

BALLOON ACCESS DEVICE WITH FEATURES FOR ENGAGING AN ENDOSCOPE

Title (de)

BALLONZUGANGSVORRICHTUNG MIT FUNKTIONEN ZUM EINRASTEN EINES ENDOSKOPS

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF D'ACCÈS DE BALLONNET AYANT DES ÉLÉMENTS POUR VENIR EN PRISE AVEC UN ENDOSCOPE

Publication

EP 3079558 A4 20170906 (EN)

Application

EP 14870480 A 20141212

Priority

  • US 201361963734 P 20131213
  • US 201461997865 P 20140612
  • US 2014070049 W 20141212

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2015089414A1] A balloon access device for use with an endoscope is disclosed. A transparent balloon attached to the distal end of the endoscope allows a user to both separate collapsed intestinal tissue and visualize the path of the endoscope without administering insufflation gas to the collapsed area of a patient. The attachment of the balloon to the endoscope is achieved by the various embodiments of the balloon access device disclosed herein.

IPC 8 full level

A61B 1/06 (2006.01); A61M 25/10 (2013.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A61B 1/00082 (2013.01); A61B 1/00101 (2013.01); A61B 1/2736 (2013.01); A61M 29/02 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2015089414 A1 20150618; EP 3079558 A1 20161019; EP 3079558 A4 20170906

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 2014070049 W 20141212; EP 14870480 A 20141212