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Endoscope cap

US8480570B2 · kind B2 · utility

11Cited by

235References

14Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. · US

Inventors

Brian Tinkham · Scituate, US
Douglas Pleskow · Needham, US

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 11, 2008
Grant date	Jul 9, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 29, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B1/00137
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A cap including an outer shell configured to be coupled to an access port of an endoscope, and a resilient member positioned interior of the inner peripheral surface of the outer shell. The resilient member includes an upper surface, a lower surface, an outer peripheral surface and a central opening sized to accommodate an endoscopic instrument therethrough. The resilient member further includes a slit extending outward from the circumferential surface of the central opening toward the outer peripheral surface of the resilient member.

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