We Claim:
1. A biliary endoscope (200), wherein the biliary endoscope (200)
comprises:
5 a sheath handle (222);
a catheter (202), wherein the catheter (202) comprises a
middle catheter tube (208) and a braided outer catheter
(210), wherein a proximal end (203) of the catheter (202)
is coupled with the sheath handle (222);
10 an articulation mechanism, wherein the articulation
mechanism is configured to articulate a distal end (205)
of the catheter (202), wherein the articulation mechanism
comprises:
an articulation handle (212); and
15 a guidewire (302), wherein the guidewire (302)
is coupled to the articulation handle (212) and
extended along length of the catheter (202);
an electrocautery tip (204), wherein the electrocautery tip
(204) is disposed at the distal end (205) of the catheter
20 (202);
a biliary stent (206), wherein the biliary stent (206) is
disposed in a stent containment cavity provided between
the braided outer catheter (210) and the middle catheter
tube (208); and
25 a deployer (304), wherein the deployer (304) is
configured to dislocate a biliary stent (206) from the
catheter (202), wherein the deployer (304) is coupled with
a pusher tube (214), wherein the pusher tube (214) is
actuated with the help of a pusher handle (216).
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2. The biliary endoscope (200) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the
catheter (202) further comprises an inner catheter tube, wherein
the middle catheter tube (208) is disposed on the inner catheter
5 tube (208), wherein the braided outer catheter (210) is disposed on
the middle catheter tube (208).