US 11,701,286 B2
Endoscopy band with sigmoid support apparatus
James Hathorn, Durham, NC (US)
Assigned to ColoWrap, LLC, Durham, NC (US)
Filed by ColoWrap, LLC, Durham, NC (US)
Filed on Mar. 13, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/818,877.
Application 16/818,877 is a continuation of application No. 15/256,019, filed on Sep. 2, 2016, granted, now 10,624,808.
Application 15/256,019 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/575,860, filed on Dec. 18, 2014, granted, now 10,441,222.
Application 15/256,019 is a continuation in part of application No. 13/344,715, filed on Jan. 6, 2012, granted, now 9,724,225.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/214,747, filed on Sep. 4, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/944,658, filed on Feb. 26, 2014.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/917,469, filed on Dec. 18, 2013.
Prior Publication US 2020/0206058 A1, Jul. 2, 2020
Int. Cl. A61F 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61H 1/00 (2006.01); A61F 5/30 (2006.01); A61B 90/17 (2016.01); A61F 13/14 (2006.01); A61F 5/03 (2006.01); A61F 5/26 (2006.01)
CPC A61H 1/008 (2013.01) [A61B 90/17 (2016.02); A61F 5/0009 (2013.01); A61F 5/03 (2013.01); A61F 5/30 (2013.01); A61F 13/148 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00818 (2013.01); A61F 5/26 (2013.01); A61H 2205/083 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An endoscopy support apparatus, comprising:
a primary elastic wrap comprising a band of elastic material sized for placement around a subject's lower abdomen and configured to apply a selected degree of constant pressure and support through contraction of the band of elastic material across the subject's lower abdomen in order to facilitate passage of an endoscope;
a closing mechanism provided at an end of the primary elastic wrap to secure the primary elastic wrap around the subject's lower abdomen; and
an elastic secondary strap having a first, terminal end fixed to the primary elastic wrap at a left portion of the primary elastic wrap and configured to stretch left to right across a front abdomen portion of the primary elastic wrap on an exterior side and to removably couple at a second, non-fixed end to the primary elastic wrap at a non-fixed position to exert additional location specific compression to the subject's lower abdomen, wherein an additional degree of compression through contraction is adjustable based on a position at which the second, non-fixed end of the elastic secondary strap is coupled to the primary elastic wrap, wherein the elastic secondary strap comprises a tapered shape that tapers along more than half of a length of the elastic secondary strap from the first, terminal end to the second, non-fixed end.