Endoscopic systems, devices, and methods

Abstract

In typical embodiments, the invention generally relates to endoscopic systems, apparatuses and methods. The system can include a body, an actuation control member, a guide portion, and an anchor assembly. The guide portion includes a far-end joint for receiving an actuation control member. The guide portion is selectively controllable to bend. The anchoring assembly includes a first extendable member, a second extendable member, and a pressure opening. The first extendable member transitions between an extended configuration and a non-extended configuration. The far-end side wall of the firstextendable member includes a first protrusion. The second extendable member transitions between an extended configuration and a non-extended configuration. The near-end side wall of the second extendable member includes a second protrusion. The first protrusion and the second protrusion may be configured to cooperate to form a sieve portion. The connector assembly includes a connector assembly body and a connector interface portion. The connector assembly body includes a proximal termination point that receives the actuation control member. The connector interface portion includes a primary port, a pressure source port, and an actuation control port.

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[0001] CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS: This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Application No. 15 / 368,430 (filed December 2, 2016, which is U.S. Application No. 14, filed December 31, 2015 / 985,587, which claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 61 / 233,828, filed September 28, 2015); U.S. Application No. 15 / 985,587 (filed December 31, 2015, which claims 2015 Priority of U.S. Provisional Application No. 61 / 233,828, filed September 28); and U.S. Application No. 15 / 710,555 (filed September 20, 2017, which is the priority of U.S. Application No. 15 / 368,430 (filed in 2016 filed December 2, which is a continuation of U.S. Application No. 14 / 985,587, filed December 31, 2015, which claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 61 / 233,828, filed September 28, 2015) and U.S. Application No. 15 / 985,587 (filed December 31, 2015, claiming priority in part to U.S. Provisional Application No. 61 / 233,828, filed September 28, 2015), all of these applications ...

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Problems solved by technology

Generally, conventional optical colonoscopy involves inserting the colonoscope through the patient's colon and requires vigorous manual pushing of the colonoscope into the lumen at the flexure or looping / curved portion of the colon during insertion wall, which generally causes the patient severe discomfort and pain

Retraction and / or removal of the colonoscope from flexures and / or loops / bends of the patient's colon may also cause significant discomfort and / or pain to the patient

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