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US 2021/0228062 A1Published application
Endoscope and endoscope attachments
AssigneeGyrus ACMI, Inc. d/b/a Olympus Surgical Technologies America
InventorKevin Cooper Edwards
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Abstract
A medical device is provided. The medical device can include an elongated shaft, an optical illumination carrier to provide light to a distal end of the shaft, an optical carrier to provide light incident on the distal end of the shaft to a proximal portion of the endoscope, and an attachment device mechanically coupled to the shaft such that the attachment device is rotatable about a perimeter of the shaft.
Claims24
An endoscope comprising:
- an elongated shaft;
- an optical illumination carrier to provide light to a distal end of the shaft;
- an optical carrier to provide light incident on the distal end of the shaft to a proximal portion of the endoscope;
- and
- an attachment device mechanically coupled to the shaft such that the attachment device is rotatable about a perimeter of the shaft.
2 more elements
An endoscope comprising:
- an elongated shaft;
- an optical carrier element and an optical illumination element in the shaft;
- and
- an attachment device mechanically coupled to the shaft, a distal portion of the attachment device situated along the shaft and including an outer surface facing an outer surface of the shaft.
1 more element
An endoscope attachment device comprising:
- an elongated structure;
- and
- a mechanical coupling device integrally formed with or mechanically coupled to the elongated structure, the mechanical coupling device configured to allow an endoscope to translate therethrough and mechanically couple the attachment device to the endoscope.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.