Devices, systems, and methods for treating kidney stones
AssigneeAmbu A/S
InventorsKhurshid Ghani, Jeffrey Plott, Morten SØRENSEN
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Abstract
An endoscope includes a handle including a handle housing, an irrigation inlet port adapted to receive irrigation fluid, and an irrigation channel; and an insertion cord extending distally from the handle. The insertion cord includes an insertion tube; a bending section extending from the insertion tube; a distal tip extending from the bending section and including a tip housing; a camera at least partially enclosed in the tip housing; interstitial space within the insertion tube in fluid communication with the irrigation channel; and at least one interstitial flow opening in fluid communication with the interstitial space and adapted to discharge the irrigation fluid.
Claims16
An endoscope comprising:
- a handle including a handle housing, an irrigation inlet port adapted to receive irrigation fluid, and an irrigation channel;
- and
- an insertion cord extending distally from the handle, the insertion cord including:
- an insertion tube;
- a bending section extending from the insertion tube;
- a distal tip extending from the bending section and including a tip housing;
- a camera at least partially enclosed in the tip housing;
- interstitial space within the insertion tube in fluid communication with the irrigation channel;
- and
- at least one interstitial flow opening in fluid communication with the interstitial space and adapted to discharge the irrigation fluid.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.