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US 12,690,756 B2Granted
Hybrid apparatus for fluid supply for endoscopic irrigation and lens cleaning
AssigneeERBE-USA, Inc.
InventorDaniel G. Maurice
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Abstract
A hybrid apparatus for delivery of fluid in connection with endoscopic irrigation and lens cleaning including a connector which is adaptable to a flexible or rigid container, a connector arranged at the end thereof and connected via a tubing supply to a fluid, air and or gas source and to an endoscope during a procedure.
Claims20
An apparatus, comprising:
- a cap defining a first port, a second port, and a third port;
- the cap configured to be coupled to a container defining an interior volume;
- a first tube coupled to the first port;
- a second tube coupled to the second port such that a portion of the second tube is disposed within the second port, a first end of the second tube is disposed on a first side of the cap, and a second end of the second tube is disposed on a second side of the cap;
- a third tube coupled to the third port such that a portion of the third tube is disposed within the third port, a first end of the third tube is disposed on the first side of the cap, and a second end of the third tube is disposed on the second side of the cap;
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- a check valve coupled to the second tube and, when the first end of the second tube is coupled to an endoscope, configured to prevent a flow from the endoscope to the interior volume of the container.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a first connector configured to be sealingly mated to a second connector defining a passageway and coupled to a container defining an inner volume, the first connector defining a first port, a second port, and a third port;
- a first tube coupled to the first port;
- a second tube coupled to the second port such that a portion of the second tube is disposed within the second port, a first end of the second tube is disposed on a first side of the first connector, and a second end of the second tube is disposed on a second side of the first connector;
- a third tube coupled to the third port such that a portion of the third tube is disposed within the third port, a first end of the third tube is disposed on the first side of the first connector, and a second end of the third tube is disposed on the second side of the first connector;
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- a check valve coupled to the second tube and, when the first end of the second tube is coupled to an endoscope, configured to prevent a flow from the endoscope to the inner volume of the container.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.