Patents
US 11369399 B2: Device for aiding in the positioning and anchoring of an endoscope during gastrointestinal procedures
- Granted
- 2022-06-28
- Filed
- 2018-07-13 application 16034965
- Type
- Utility · 23 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A device for engaging tissue includes a body disposable around the distal end of a medical instrument, such as an endoscope, and a handpiece. The body includes a primary channel for receiving the medical instrument and at least one arm channel for receiving an arm therethrough. At least one arm extends through the arm channel of the body and proximally to the handpiece. The arm includes an engagement member distally of the body, and may further include a bend between the body and engagement member. The engagement member is movable between a first position not contacting tissue and a second position contacting tissue. With multiple engagement members, the engagement members are farther apart from one another in the first position and closer together in the second position. Movement of the engagement members is controlled by selective and independent movement of the corresponding arms by rotational and/or translational motion.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg220628.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actuated Medical, Inc. 29 patents | US company or organization | Bellefonte, PA | Actuated Medical, Inc. State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state Actuated Medical, Inc. Form D issuer EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger B. Bagwell | Bellefonte, PA | 23 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Timothy J. Higgins | Mingoville, PA | 13 | Person page FUZZY medium confidence | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Eric James Hopkins | Bellefonte, PA | 9 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Casey A. Scruggs | Bellefonte, PA | 12 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Kevin A. Snook | State College, PA | 12 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A61B | Diagnosis; surgery; identification | A61B17/30 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-09-26 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | BAGWELL, ROGER B signed 2017-09-21 HIGGINS, TIMOTHY J signed 2017-09-21 HOPKINS, ERIC J signed 2017-09-21 SNOOK, KEVIN A signed 2017-09-21 SCRUGGS, CASEY A signed 2017-10-11 | ACTUATED MEDICAL, INC. BELLEFONTE, PA | 46980/761 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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