WO2008124649A3 - System for use in performing a medical procedure and introducer device suitable for use in said system - Google Patents

System for use in performing a medical procedure and introducer device suitable for use in said system Download PDF

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WO2008124649A3
WO2008124649A3 PCT/US2008/059503 US2008059503W WO2008124649A3 WO 2008124649 A3 WO2008124649 A3 WO 2008124649A3 US 2008059503 W US2008059503 W US 2008059503W WO 2008124649 A3 WO2008124649 A3 WO 2008124649A3
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William Harwick Gruber
Ronald David Adams
Albert Chun-Chi Chin
Eric Karl Litscher
David Jacobs
Danny Macari
Frank V Patterson
Christopher Patrick Tellers
Mark Thomas Erson
David L Foshee
Theodore J Mosler
Douglas R Drew
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Interlace Medical Inc
William Harwick Gruber
Ronald David Adams
Albert Chun-Chi Chin
Eric Karl Litscher
David Jacobs
Danny Macari
Frank V Patterson
Christopher Patrick Tellers
Mark Thomas Erson
David L Foshee
Theodore J Mosler
Douglas R Drew
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Priority to EP08745181A priority Critical patent/EP2142081A4/en
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Abstract

A system for performing a medical procedure and an introducer device suitable for use in the system. The system may be used, for example, to examine and/or to treat the uterus. According to one embodiment, the system includes an introducer, a morcellator, a flexible hysteroscope, and a fluid-containing syringe. The introducer is suitable for transcervical insertion into the uterus and includes a gun-shaped housing and a rigid sheath extending distally from the housing. The sheath is shaped to include an instrument lumen, a visualization lumen, and a pair of fluid lumens. The introducer also includes a first assembly within the housing for receiving the morcellator and for guiding the distal end of the morcellator into the instrument lumen and a second assembly within the housing for guiding the hysteroscope into the visualization channel. In addition, the introducer further includes an assembly for fluidly connecting the syringe to the fluid lumens.
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