Sleeve for endoscopic tools
US6908428B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 4, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jun 21, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 13, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B90/40
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Apparatus for sheathing an endoscopic tool includes a sheathing assembly, which includes a sleeve dispenser and a port adapter for mating with a proximal port of an endoscopic working channel so as to permit the endoscopic tool to be advanced through the sheathing assembly into the working channel. A flexible sleeve in the sheathing assembly has a distal end, which is fixed to the sleeve dispenser, and a proximal end, which is adapted to engage the endoscopic tool as the endoscopic tool is retracted from the working channel, causing the sleeve to extend out of the dispenser in a proximal direction so as to sheath the endoscopic tool.
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