Flexible multiple port adaptor
US6615835B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 20, 1999 |
| Grant date | Sep 9, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 20, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M16/208
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A flexible multiple port adaptor has an adaptor body which includes a distal portion defining a distal channel and a proximal portion defining a first proximal channel and a second proximal channel. As least one of the first and second proximal channels is normally disposed out of alignment with the distal channel. However, because the adaptor body is flexible, the adaptor body may be manipulated so that channel(s) which are out of alignment with the distal channel may be placed into alignment with the distal channel so that a medical instrument can be advanced through the channels without bending the medical instrument.
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