Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Fluid seal for endoscope
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Application No.: US12427438Application Date: 2009-04-21
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Publication No.: US08715165B2Publication Date: 2014-05-06
- Inventor: Oscar R. Carrillo, Jr. , John C. Holmes , Kevin Richardson
- Applicant: Oscar R. Carrillo, Jr. , John C. Holmes , Kevin Richardson
- Applicant Address: US MN Maple Grove
- Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MN Maple Grove
- Agency: Seager, Tufte & Wickem, LLC
- Main IPC: A61B1/00
- IPC: A61B1/00 ; A61B1/12 ; A61M39/00

Abstract:
A seal is provided for effectively inhibiting the egress of fluids from the working channel of an endoscope when an elongate device having a region with a non-circular cross-sectional shape is disposed therein. The seal has a body portion with a proximal end adapted for insertion of the elongate device, a distal end adapted for connection to the proximal end of the endoscope, and a wall defining a lumen adapted to receive the elongate device and to provide access to the working channel of the endoscope. The seal includes a sealing element for sealing the region of the elongate device with a non-circular cross-sectional shape. The sealing element conforms to the profile of the non-circular region.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090203960A1 Fluid Seal for Endoscope Public/Granted day:2009-08-13
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