Natalie Marie Mitchell

Address:

7316 Plumas Pl, McKinney, TX 75070

VIN:

1GKER13757J126079

Make:

GMC

Model:

ACADIA

Year:

2007

US Patent:

20150305757, Oct 29, 2015

Filed:

Apr 27, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/697002

Inventors:

- Atlanta GA, US
Natalie Mitchell - Atlanta GA, US
Jack Austin - Atlanta GA, US

International Classification:

A61B 17/221
A61B 17/22

Abstract:

The embodiments of the present disclosure may provide an apparatus used in ureteroscopy, a widespread method of treating kidney stones by enclosing the stone in a sheath before breaking it into a plurality of fragments with a fragmenting device. The configuration of the disclosed mesh top to a sheath may improve the practice of ureteroscopy by facilitating the removal of kidney stone fragments. The apparatus may comprise a sheath; a mesh top comprising: a first end having an opening into the interior of the mesh top, and a second end being attached to the sheath; and an enclosing means, wherein the mesh top is configured to: receive an object within an interior of the mesh top, enclose, via the enclosing means, the object within the mesh top, receive a fragmenting device through a second end, and retain fragments of the object caused by an operation of the fragmenting device.