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US 12,727,746 B2Granted
Aseptic filling techniques and systems for an endoscope
AssigneeBoston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
InventorsBrittany Elizabeth Reed, Brian Luis, Ryan V. Wales, Aakash Deora, Juan M. Alvarez Azpeitia, Nathan Thomas Cummings
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Abstract
Methods and systems for refilling a container during an endoscopic procedure. An illustrative reservoir may be placed in selective fluid communication with a water bottle. The water bottle may form a fluid tight seal with the reservoir to transfer water from the water bottle to the reservoir. A water storage chamber may be coupled to a first container and/or a second container.
Claims8
A reservoir arranged and configured to couple to an endoscope for use in an endoscopic procedure, the reservoir comprising:
- a first container configured to contain a fluid therein, the first container having a first water outlet and a gas inlet;
- a second container configured to contain a fluid therein, the second container having a second water outlet;
- a chamber in fluid communication with the first container and the second container, the chamber including one or more ports, wherein the one or more ports is configured to selectively fluidly couple the chamber with an external water source;
- a water supply tube including a first end, a second end, and a first lumen extending therethrough, wherein the first lumen is in fluid communication with the first container and the second end of the water supply tube is positioned external to the chamber and the first container;
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- a gas supply tube including a first end, a second end, and a second lumen extending therethrough, wherein the second lumen is in operative fluid communication with the first container and the second end of the gas supply tube is positioned external to the chamber and the first container,
- wherein the first lumen and the second lumen each extend through the chamber.
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