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US 2020/0138272 A1Published application
Devices, systems, and methods for a biopsy cap and housing
AssigneeBoston Scientific Corporation
InventorsVenkatesh Neelamegam, SHAUN SINGH RAWAT, HARCHETAN SINGH ANEJA, SWAMI UPADHYAY, BOOPATHI RAJARATHNAM, AMIT BHAROS
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates generally to the field of medical instruments. More particularly, the present disclosure pertains to medical instruments for use with an endoscope, such as a biopsy cap and a biopsy cap housing with improved stability and stress distribution, for example, to securely attach to an endoscope biopsy port.
Claims20
A housing attachment for a biopsy port of an endoscope, comprising:
- a first center-split half comprising:
- a first portion defining a first half of an upper chamber;
- a second portion defining a first half of a lower chamber;
- and
- a first locking member extending from an inner surface of the first center-split half, the first locking member configured to engage the biopsy port;
- and
- a second center-split half comprising:
- a first portion defining a second half of the upper chamber;
- a second portion defining a second half of the lower chamber;
- and
- a second locking member extending from an inner surface of the second center-split half, the second locking member configured to engage the biopsy port;
- wherein mating surfaces of the first and second center-split halves are configured to interlock.
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A biopsy cap assembly, comprising:
- a first center-split housing half comprising:
- a first portion defining a first half of an upper chamber;
- a second portion defining a first half of a lower chamber;
- and
- a second center-split housing half comprising:
- a first portion defining a second half of the upper chamber;
- a second portion defining a second half of the lower chamber;
- and
- wherein mating surfaces of the first and second center-split housing halves are configured to interlock to define the upper and lower chambers;
- and
- a biopsy cap disposed within the upper chamber.
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A housing attachment for a biopsy port of an endoscope, comprising:
- a body comprising:
- an upper chamber configured to accept a biopsy cap;
- a lower chamber adjacent the upper chamber configured to engage the biopsy port;
- a skirt region configured to accept a portion of the endoscope.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.