A61B1/00073

ENDOSCOPE CAP, ENDOSCOPE AND METHOD OF DETACHING ENDOSCOPE CAP
20210290042 · 2021-09-23 · ·

An example endoscope cap, attachable to and detachable from an endoscope including a lever pivotally provided at a distal end of an insertion part of an endoscope and a pivot part causing the lever to pivot, includes: a bottomed cylindrical cover that has an opening end and is capable of attaching and detaching the opening end to and from the distal end of the insertion part of the endoscope; a first engagement part located at an inner surface of a cylindrical part of the cover; an elevator that has a lever connection part connected to the lever and that is pivotally fixed to an inside of the cover; and a flexible part provided at the cylindrical part of the cover and more flexible by an external force compared to another part along a circumferential direction of the cylindrical part.

PROTECTIVE SLEEVE
20210298578 · 2021-09-30 ·

A protective sleeve (1) for an endoscopy device having a tubular hollow body (20) extending along a longitudinal axis (L) having a distal opening (23) on a distal end (22) insertable into a human or animal body and having a proximal opening (25) at the proximal end (24) opposite to the distal end (22), characterized in that the hollow body (20) has a holding arrangement (10) in the region of the proximal opening (25) for holding the protective sleeve (1).

Insertion device and endoscope
11116387 · 2021-09-14 · ·

An insertion device includes an insertion portion in which a movable member is held in contact with an outer circumferential surface of a hollow cylindrical member. When drive power is transmitted from the hollow cylindrical member to the movable member as the hollow cylindrical member is rotated about a longitudinal axis of the insertion portion, the movable member is rotated around its own axis parallel to the longitudinal axis and moved around the longitudinal axis. The insertion portion includes a membrane covering the movable member from an outer circumferential side thereof. The membrane urges the movable member toward the longitudinal axis, thereby pressing the movable member against the outer circumferential surface of the hollow cylindrical member.

Catheter systems with imaging assemblies

A catheter system comprises an elongate catheter body including a distal end. The catheter system also comprises a cannulation lumen extending through the elongate catheter body and terminating at the distal end of the elongate catheter body. The catheter system also comprises a steering element extending through the elongate catheter body for steering the distal end of the elongate catheter body and an imaging element extending within the elongate catheter body. The imaging element is configured to obtain optical images of an area located distally of the distal end of the elongate catheter body.

Laryngoscope blade and method for producing a laryngoscope blade
11071447 · 2021-07-27 · ·

A method for producing a laryngoscope blade and a laryngoscope blade including a base blade and a tube which is arranged at least in part on an outer face of the base blade, extends approximately in a longitudinal direction of the base blade and is firmly connected to the base blade, wherein the tube, at its side facing toward the base blade, has at least in part a longitudinally extending corrugation which, with the outer face of the base blade, forms a longitudinally extending cavity, wherein the tube is connected to the base blade by a respective soldering seam in the lateral edge regions of the corrugation.

STOPCOCK FOR AN ENDOSCOPE

A stopcock for a liquid channel of a medical endoscope, having a housing, a spring element and a plug rotatably mounted in the housing, wherein the plug in a working position lies with its conical surface against a seal surface of the housing and can be placed in a medium access position in which the conical and the seal surface have no contact and the housing and the plug remain connected, characterized in that the plug includes one or more transverse grooves, in the outer wall of a conical piece, running transversely to the longitudinal axis of the conical piece and having straight groove bottoms, and the spring element in the medium access position engages with one or more transverse grooves. A medical endoscope having at least one liquid channel, characterized in that it includes at least one stopcock, by which the liquid flow through the channel can be regulated.

System, apparatus, and method for image-guided laryngoscopy

The present disclosure relates to an apparatus and method for intubation. The present disclosure relates to an image-guided laryngoscope comprising a housing having a translational assembly, a primary blade coupled to a distal end of the housing and having a channel, a camera assembly having an image capture device, a display holder coupled to a proximal end of the housing and configured to hold a display, and an endotracheal tube configured to translate within the channel of the primary blade.

CATHETER SYSTEMS WITH IMAGING ASSEMBLIES

A steerable catheter system comprises an elongate catheter body including a distal end and a proximal end. The system also comprises a control mechanism coupled to the proximal end of the elongate catheter body. The control mechanism includes a rotatable steering control element configured to articulate the distal end of the elongate catheter body. The system also includes a lumen extending through the elongate catheter body and the control mechanism and terminating at the distal end of the elongate catheter body. The system also includes a valve coupled to the lumen. The valve is configured to couple a fluid delivery system to the lumen and to enable delivery of an instrument into the lumen.

MEDICAL DEVICES FOR AGENT DELIVERY AND RELATED METHODS OF USE

A delivery device may be configured to deliver an agent to a target tissue through a channel of a medical device, the delivery device may include a body including (a) a coupling region configured to removably attach to a handle of the medical device, and (b) a coupler including an exit port for aligning with a port of the channel, wherein the coupler is configured to mate with the port of the channel; a source of an agent; and a source of pressurized fluid. The body, the source of agent, and the source of pressurized fluid may be arranged to deliver agent and pressurized fluid to the exit port for delivery through the channel.

VENT CONTROL VALVE FOR ENDOSCOPE AND ENDOSCOPE
20210100432 · 2021-04-08 · ·

A vent control valve for an endoscope includes a shaft body including a pin fixing portion, and a vent hole including a long hole with an opening provided in one end surface, and a long hole communication hole configured to cause an outside and an inside of the long hole to communicate with each other, a tubular member including a shaft body hole configured to house the shaft body, and a cam groove in which the cam pin is disposed, a rotational member including a tubular member hole where the tubular member is disposed, a cam pin groove where the cam pin is disposed, and a plurality of engaging holes, and a cylindrical housing member including an attaching portion fixedly provided in a casing through-hole, and a housing hole communicating with the internal space.