Surgical instrument for colorectal polyp removal, US12594114B2
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Surgical instrument for colorectal polyp removal, US12594114B2
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Surgical instrument for colorectal polyp removal
Grant US12594114B2 Kind: B2 Apr 07, 2026
Inventors
Glenn Mark Mcalpin
Abstract
Disclosed are various embodiments of a surgical instrument for colorectal polyp removal. In various embodiment, the surgical instrument has an elongate flexible tubular sheath having a proximal end and a distal end, a snare having a loop and controlled by a pair of wires, and a biopsy forceps having a pair of jaws sized to fit within the loop of the snare. Both the biopsy forceps and the snare are routed through the elongate flexible tubular sheath so that the loop of the snare and the pair of jaws exit the distal end of the elongate flexible tubular sheath.
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A61B 18/1445 A61B 1/31 A61B 10/06 A61B 2018/005 A61B 2018/141 A61B 2017/320064 A61B 17/32056 A61B 2018/00601
Filing Date
2022-01-24
Application No.
17583156
Claims
9
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