ENDOSCOPE, PROPULSION SYSTEM, AND METHOD

摘要

The present invention provides a system and method for active propulsion of devices, such as endoscopes, along cavities, such as body lumens. The propulsion system can be attached to a commercially available endoscope, or be provide affixed together, and moves the endoscope in a lumen by pulling it forward. The present invention further provides a method of diagnosing diseases and disorders, and treatment of diseases and disorders, using a device according to the invention.