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AssigneeKarl Storz GmbH & Co. KG
InventorRalf Staud
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A protective tube is provided for use in sterilizing flexible endoscopes in a vacuum method. Such flexible endoscopes comprise a flexible sleeve at a distal end portion. The diameter of the protective tube is selected such that the tube can be slipped onto and fit onto the distal end portion. The length of the tube is selected such that it at least covers the end portion with the flexible sleeve. In addition, the structure of the tube is selected such that the flexible sleeve is protected against swelling under vacuum conditions, at the same time however the sterilizing agent reaches between the outside of the sleeve and the applied protective tube.
A protective tube for use in a sterilization of a flexible endoscope in a vacuum method, said flexible endoscope comprising a distal end portion with a flexible sleeve, said protective tube having
A flexible endoscope having a headpiece, a shaft having a flexible sleeve at a distal end portion thereof, and a protective tube slipped onto said distal end portion, said protective tube having
A method for sterilizing a flexible endoscope in a vacuum method, comprising the steps of
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