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US 2005/0240218 A1Published application
Instrument with sealing device and methods of advancing fluid therethrough
AssigneeSciMed Life Systems, Inc.
InventorsDavid Freed, Malka Berndt, Michael Magill, Otto Anderhub, Osiris Nunez, Boris Kesler, Gerardo Martin, Christopher Endara, James Zardeskas, Oscar Carrillo, Satish Sharma
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention include a medical instrument with a sealing device. In embodiments, the medical instrument is an endoscopic device having a seal between an elongate shaft member and/or on a portion of a handle to, for example, prevent flow communication between a lumen of the elongate member and the external environment.
Claims119
A medical device comprising:
- a handle portion;
- an end effector assembly;
- an elongate member connecting the handle portion to the end effector assembly;
- and
- a sealing device associated with at least one of the handle portion and the elongate member to substantially prevent flow communication between a lumen of the elongate member and an environment external to the device.
2 more elements
A medical device comprising:
- a handle portion;
- an elongate member extending from the handle portion;
- and
- a sealing device associated with at least one of the handle portion and the elongate member to substantially prevent flow communication between a lumen of the elongate member and an environment external to the device.
1 more element
A method of advancing fluid through a medical device, the method comprising:
- providing a medical device having a handle portion, an elongate member extending from the handle portion, and a sealing device associated with at least one of the handle portion and the elongate member to substantially prevent flow communication between a lumen of the elongate member and an environment external to the device;
- and
- bypassing the sealing device to advance fluid through the lumen of elongate member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.