Single use fluid reservoir for an endoscope
AssigneesSciMed Life Systems, Inc., Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
InventorDennis Boulais
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Abstract
The present invention comprises a single use fluid reservoir for use with a disposable medical device. The single use fluid reservoir has a reservoir body that includes a fluid holding tank. The fluid holding tank includes at least one inlet to admit fluid and at least one outlet to dispense fluid. The fluid reservoir body also has a structure for fixedly connecting the reservoir to the disposable medical device. In some embodiments, the fluid reservoir body has a snap-together structure that is capable of permanently connecting the fluid reservoir to a proximal connector of an endoscope. The fluid reservoir may include a mechanism for alerting an operator to the amount of liquid in the reservoir.
Claims17
A single use fluid reservoir for use in an endoscope system, the single use fluid reservoir comprising:
- a fluid reservoir body that includes a fluid holding tank, wherein the fluid holding tank has at least one inlet to admit fluid and at least one outlet to dispense fluid;
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- means for fixedly connecting the fluid reservoir body to an endoscope such that the endoscope and fluid reservoir can be disposed of as a unit.
A single use fluid reservoir system that prevents reuse, the system comprising:
- a single use fluid reservoir including a fluid holding tank, wherein the fluid holding tank includes at least one inlet to admit fluid and at least one outlet to dispense fluid, and a connecting structure adapted to fixedly connect to a proximal connector of an endoscope.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.