Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Sheathed duodenoscope
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Application No.: US15098602Application Date: 2016-04-14
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Publication No.: US10342413B2Publication Date: 2019-07-09
- Inventor: Kerang Jiang , Xiangyang Wu , Zhenyu Zhou , Chong Chen , Jian Zhang , Ming Xu
- Applicant: Kerang Jiang , Xiangyang Wu , Zhenyu Zhou , Chong Chen , Jian Zhang , Ming Xu
- Agent Jeanette Meng Nakagawa
- Priority: CN201610077150 20160129
- Main IPC: A61B1/00
- IPC: A61B1/00 ; A61B1/06

Abstract:
The present disclosure is for an endoscope assembly comprising an endoscope and a disposable sheath cover. The endoscope comprises an illumination window adjacent to an observation window situated along a lateral side of a distal end portion, and an elongated slot to accommodate biopsy instruments. The sheath further comprises an end cap fitted around the end portion of the endoscope with a capsule secured to its inner wall. When the end cap engages the endoscope, the capsule is ruptured to release a transparent liquid immersing the illumination window and the observation window. A soft connector is bonded to the end cap covering the elongated slot, and to an outer surface of a biopsy channel. The soft connector further comprises an opening allowing the biopsy channel to pass through. The sheath can accommodate air/water tubes, and is secured onto the shaft of the endoscope via a cuff.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160227988A1 Sheathed Duodenoscope Public/Granted day:2016-08-11
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