A fluid dispensing catheter including an elongate body having a proximal portion and a distal portion and defining a passage between the proximal and distal portions, and a plug having a proximal section positioned within the passage in the distal portion of the elongate body to partially occlude the passage, the plug being substantially cylindrical and having a flat parallel to and offset from a longitudinal axis of the plug, the flat defining a gap with the elongate body.

Disclosed are access devices that can be used to safely guide instruments, such as EP ablation catheters, to a therapy site such one within the pericardial space of the heart. The access devices include integrated visualization, illumination, stabilization, and safety features in a single platform that can, for example, more safely and efficiently identify and ablate several ventricular tachycardia (VT) locations on the left ventricle of the heart.

The present invention relates to a cover having a plurality of moveable, external, angled projecting elements for use with flexible medical scoping devices such as endoscopesor enteroscopes. The invention includes the cover with an over cuff and use of the disposable removable covering in methods of medical scoping procedures or examinations. The invention also includes an applicator for assisting in placing the covering about or over a medical device and a kit of parts.

An endoscope attachment of the present invention includes a light-shielding member disposed in a distal direction from a distal end of an endoscope insertion portion of an endoscope and shields a part of light emitted from a light source of the endoscope at a position separated from the light source; and a support portion connected to the endoscope insertion portion and being capable of holding the light-shielding member at a position distant from the distal end of the endoscope insertion portion.

The endoscope adapter for obstruction removal attaches to an endoscope via a flexible coupler/collar. The endoscope uses a pump to create suction, the low pressure causing a flow through the adapter. A constriction, or venturi, between the endoscope tip and adapter creates an increase in suction pressure, resulting in an increased effectiveness in gripping and removing obstructions, such as partially-chewed food. The endoscope adapter for obstruction removal includes two primary features: First, the tip is a larger diameter than the coupler, thus increasing the area for gripping the food or bolus. Second, a construction, forming a venturi, between the location where suction is applied by the endoscope, increasing the resulting suction.

A needle camera adaptor includes a tube-shaped body having a proximal end, a distal end, a longitudinal axis, and a lumen that extends along the longitudinal axis. A centrally-located lateral access opening is formed in an outer wall of the tube-shaped body. A needle securing channel is formed in the outer wall and extends between the lateral access opening and the distal end of the tube-shaped body. A curved suture needle is disposed within the needle securing channel. The needle securing channel and the curved suture needle extend along an axis that defines an oblique angle with the longitudinal axis of the needle camera adaptor. A visualization device, facing distally, is positioned within the lumen at the proximal end of the tube-shaped body. The lateral access opening, the needle securing channel, and the curved suture needle are located within a field of view of the visualization device.

The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for enhanced navigation and visualization of body passages. In particular, the systems and methods of the present disclosure provide enhanced navigation through the pulmonary peripheries, and enhanced visualization within larger pulmonary passages.

Systems, methods and devices for performing an endoscopic procedure are provided herein, including an endoscopic plug designed to create a sealed environment within a body cavity using an internal expandable portion which maintains a collapsed configuration during an insertion process or removal process, but which can be expanded upon insertion into the body cavity to secure an internal portion of the endoscopic plug within the body cavity while creating a seal to prevent leakage of gas or fluid out of the body cavity during the endoscopic procedure.

An endoscope distal end protector and method including a body having a plurality of interconnected spaced members forming a body interior. The body has a longitudinal axis and defines a plurality of openings into the body interior. A first cover is disposed on the body and includes a first aperture formed therein. The first aperture is deformable and adapted to permit an endoscope distal end to pass therethrough and into the body interior and adapted to resiliently engage the endoscope distal end to retain the body on the endoscope distal end.

A blur correction device includes a processor including hardware, and the processor obtains an object image from an imaging section, sets any one of a first region where a blur correction is not applied and a second region where the blur correction is applied, based on the object image, finds a third region representing a result of the blur correction applied to the second region, and combines the third region and the first region.