Attachments for endoscopes
AssigneeBoston Scientific Corporation
InventorsHarchetan Singh Aneja, BOOPATHI RAJARATHNAM, SWAMI UPADHYAY, SHALIN SINGH RAWAT, VENKATESH NEELAMEGAM
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Abstract
Attachments for endoscopes as well as methods for making and using attachments are disclosed. An example attachment may include a housing. One or more angled locking members may extend from an inner surface of the housing. The angled locking members may be designed to engage a biopsy port of an endoscope. One or more stabilizing members may extend from the inner surface of the housing. A locking apparatus may be coupled to the housing. A sealing member may be disposed within the housing.
Claims20
An attachment for an endoscope, the attachment comprising:
- a housing;
- one or more angled locking members extending from an inner surface of the housing, the angled locking members being designed to engage a biopsy port of an endoscope;
- one or more stabilizing members extending from the inner surface of the housing;
- a locking apparatus coupled to the housing;
- and
- a sealing member disposed within the housing.
An attachment for an endoscope, the attachment comprising:
- a housing designed to engage a biopsy port of an endoscope;
- a skirt region defined along a first end region of the housing;
- a locking region defined along a second end region of the housing;
- an angled locking member extending from an inner surface of the housing;
- a stabilizing member extending from the inner surface of the housing and disposed adjacent to the angled locking member;
- and
- a sealing member disposed within the housing.
An attachment for an endoscope, the attachment comprising:
- a housing designed to engage a biopsy port of an endoscope;
- an asymmetrical skirt region defined along a first end region of the housing;
- a guidewire locking region defined along a second end region of the housing;
- a pair of angled locking members extending from an inner surface of the housing;
- a pair of stabilizing members extending from the inner surface of the housing and disposed adjacent to the pair of angled locking members;
- and
- a biopsy cap disposed within the housing, the biopsy cap including a resilient seal member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.