Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Accessory medical device introduction apparatus for endoscopes
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Application No.: US15535611Application Date: 2015-12-10
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Publication No.: US10588491B2Publication Date: 2020-03-17
- Inventor: Lee Ponsky
- Applicant: University Hospitals Health System, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US OH Cleveland
- Assignee: University Hospitals Health System, Inc.
- Current Assignee: University Hospitals Health System, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US OH Cleveland
- Agency: Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP
- International Application: PCT/US2015/064919 WO 20151210
- International Announcement: WO2016/100072 WO 20160623
- Main IPC: A61B1/00
- IPC: A61B1/00 ; A61B1/018

Abstract:
An accessory device introduction system works in conjunction with an endoscope and enables more than one accessory device to be used at the same time. The system has a plurality of channels which only expand to accommodate said accessory device(s) when introduced. The system further includes an attachment assembly which connects securely to the endoscope by means of a compression friction fit between the endoscope and itself. The attachment assembly also provides at least one accessory port to be presented to an end user to enable the end user to pass an accessory device within said accessory port and channel. The system further includes a multi-channeled endoscope shaft sheath which is connected to the attachment assembly at one end and the distal end of the endoscope shaft at the other end, thereby covering an entire outer shaft diameter length. The shaft sheath has a plurality of channels which correspond to those of the attachment assembly.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170360281A1 ACCESSORY MEDICAL DEVICE INTRODUCTION APPARATUS FOR ENDOSCOPES Public/Granted day:2017-12-21
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