Integrated locking device with active sealing

US8388521B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Ransom H. Byers · Oakland, US
• Alexander E. Dillon · Cambridge, US
• Thomas C. Kochem · Belmont, US
• Daniel Rice · Thompson's Station, US
• Allison L. Schmidt · Durham, US
• James Weldon · Austin, US
• Gary A. Jordan · Litchfield, US
• Christopher Mauhar · Maple Grove, US

Key dates

• Filing date: May 18, 2009
• Grant date: Mar 5, 2013
• Expiry date: Sep 5, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B1/00137
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Endoscope assemblies, biopsy caps, and methods for making and using the same. An example endoscope assembly may include an endoscope having a channel formed therein and a port that provides access to the channel. A cap may be coupled to the port. The cap may include a base and an outer shell. A locking member may be coupled to the outer shell. An inner seal member may be disposed within the outer shell. One or more openings may extend through the cap and into the channel. An actuator may be coupled to the base for shifting the inner seal member between an unsealed configuration and a sealed configuration.