发明申请
- 专利标题: Inflatable member for an endoscope sheath
- 专利标题(中): 用于内窥镜护套的充气构件
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申请号: US10094406申请日: 2002-03-08
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公开(公告)号: US20020143237A1公开(公告)日: 2002-10-03
- 发明人: Katsumi Oneda , Edward Paul Harhen , Mark S. Landman
- 主分类号: A61B001/00
- IPC分类号: A61B001/00 ; A61B001/04
摘要:
Apparatus and methods for attaching and forming enclosed inflatable members on an endoscope assembly with a disposable sheath are disclosed. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a flexible and resilient cuff member that is positioned on the outer surface of the disposable sheath and sealably and fixedly bonded to the sheath cover material at the cuff edges to form an annular space capable of being inflated. The inflatable member formed thereby is inflated through a lumen internal to the sheath that has an opening into the interior annular space. The inflatable member may be inflated to exert a longitudinal force on the insertion tube, thereby moving the endoscope assembly along a body passage. Alternately, a sheath may include a plurality of inflatable cuffs that may be inflated to create an isolated space therebetween within the body passage.
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