Water reservoir including a flexible extension
AssigneeBoston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
InventorsRyan V. Wales, Colby Harris
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Abstract
Methods and systems for supplying gas and water to an endoscope system. An illustrative container and tube set may comprise a container configured to contain a fluid and having a bottom portion and a top portion, a lens water supply tube including a first end, a second end, and a first lumen extending therethrough, a gas supply tube including a first end, a second end, and a second lumen extending therethrough, a port positioned adjacent to the top portion of the container, and a flexible tube including a first end coupled to the top portion of the container, a second end, and a third lumen extending therethrough. The third lumen of the flexible tube may be configured to be in selective fluid communication with the interior of the container.
Claims14
A fluid reservoir arranged and configured to couple to an endoscope for use in an endoscopic procedure, the fluid reservoir comprising:
- a container configured to contain a fluid and having a bottom portion and a top portion;
- a lens 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 bottom portion of the container and the second end of the lens water supply tube is positioned external to the container;
- 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 an interior of the container and the second end of the gas supply tube is positioned external to the container;
- a port positioned adjacent to the top portion of the container;
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- a flexible tube including a first end coupled to the top portion of the container, a second end, and a third lumen extending therethrough, wherein the third lumen of the flexible tube is configured to be in selective fluid communication with the interior of the container.
A fluid reservoir arranged and configured to couple to an endoscope for use in an endoscopic procedure, the fluid reservoir comprising:
- a container configured to contain a fluid and having a bottom portion and a top portion;
- a lens 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 bottom portion of the container and the second end of the lens water supply tube is positioned external to the container;
- 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 an interior of the container and the second end of the gas supply tube is positioned external to the container;
- a port positioned adjacent to the top portion of the container;
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- a flexible tube including a first end coupled to the top portion of the container, a second end, and a third lumen extending therethrough, wherein the third lumen of the flexible tube is configured to be in selective fluid communication with the interior of the container;
- wherein the second end of the flexible tube is configured to be coupled to the port and configured to coupled with a secondary container, and when the second end of the flexible tube is coupled to the port, the flexible tube forms a handle for the container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.