Inventors:
Jeffrey Milsom - New York NY, US
Howard Riina - Scarsdale NY, US
J. Frederick Cornhill - New York NY, US
Edward Dickinson - Littleton MA, US
Clair Strohl - Norfolk MA, US
James Mahoney - Hyde Park MA, US
Pat Coppola - Bedford MA, US
International Classification:
A61M 29/00
Abstract:
The present invention comprises the provision and use of a novel endoscopic device which is capable of stabilizing, straightening, expanding and/or flattening the side wall of a body lumen and/or body cavity so as to better present the side wall tissue for examination and/or treatment during an endoscopic procedure. The present invention also comprises the provision and use of a novel endoscopic device capable of steadying and/or stabilizing the distal tips and/or working ends of instruments inserted into a body lumen and/or body cavity, whereby to facilitate the use of those instruments.