Endoscopic device with drip flange and methods of use thereof for an operative procedure
AssigneeCovidien LP
InventorNikolai D. Begg
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Abstract
Systems and methods herein are directed to an endoscopic device with a drip flange, including the assembly and use of the endoscopic device. The endoscopic device with a drip flange may be positioned to abut an aperture into an operative cavity and inserted through the aperture. An endoscopic procedure may be performed, during which fluid moves along an outside surface of the elongate shaft, the fluid moving from the distal end toward the proximal end, and where the fluid is directed to a drip flange coupled to the outside surface of the elongate shaft between the distal tip and a proximal end of the elongate shaft.
Claims20
A method of performing a surgical procedure, comprising:
- positioning a distal tip of an endoscopic device to abut an aperture into an operative cavity, the endoscopic device defines a central axis, a proximal end, a distal end, a distal tip, and an elongate shaft extending from the distal tip towards the proximal end;
- inserting the distal tip of the endoscopic device through the aperture;
- performing an endoscopic procedure while fluid moves along an outside surface of the elongate shaft, the fluid moving from the distal end toward the proximal end;
- and
- directing fluid to a drip flange coupled to the outside surface of the elongate shaft between the distal tip and a proximal end of the elongate shaft.
A method of performing a surgical procedure, comprising:
- assembling an endoscopic device;
- performing an endoscopic procedure using the endoscopic device, wherein fluid moves along an outside surface of the endoscopic device during the endoscopic procedure, the fluid moving from a distal end of the endoscopic device toward a proximal end of the endoscopic device;
- and
- directing fluid to a drip flange disposed between the distal tip and a proximal end of the elongate shaft.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.