US 2024/0197149 A1 · ENDOSCOPE VALVE DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS

Abstract

A valve assembly with a valve shaft shiftable within a valve well from an off position blocking fluid communication between ports in the valve well, and an on position allowing fluid communication between such ports. The on position may be proximal to the off position. The length of the valve shaft is selected simply to block access to one of the ports of the valve well when in the off position, and thus may be shorter than prior valve shafts. The valve shaft is along a distal end of an actuatable member of the valve assembly, and a user-engagement element may be provided along the proximal end of the actuatable member. The user-engagement element may be movable towards the valve shaft to move the valve shaft from the off position to the on position.

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Dependent claims

An actuatable member for a valve assembly of a medical instrument, said actuatable member having a proximal end and a distal end and comprising:

a user-engagement element along the proximal end thereof;
and
a shaft along the distal end thereof and movable with respect to said user-engagement element;
wherein:
said actuatable member is extendable through a valve well passage of a valve well of the medical valve assembly and shiftable with respect thereto, along an actuation axis, between a first position and a second position;
and
distal movement of said actuatable member toward the distal end of said valve well causes movement of said valve shaft toward said user-engagement element.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Endoscope valve devices, systems, and methods

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Endoscope valve devices, systems, and methods

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Abstract

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