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Device for introducing an endoscope or a surgical tool into body cavities with a feed for a flushing medium and an extractor for said flushing medium
Assignee: Aesculap Werke AG
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Filing: 1986-01-02
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Granted: 1988-08-23
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Expires: 2006-01-02
Abstract
Abstract A device for introducing an endoscope or a surgical tool into body cavities with a feed for a flushing medium and an extractor for said flushing medium, which permits as versatile as possible an application of the endoscope or tool and maintains a higher pressure in the interior of the body as compared with the environment. The device includes a sluice, insertable into the body cavity from outside. The sluice has a cylindrical stem along whose inner wall extend two separate longitudinal grooves which have openings at their ends which pass through the wall of the stem. The openings outside the body are connected to the feed and the extractor for the flushing medium. A cylindrical endoscope or tool is inserted into the device with its outer wall tightly contacting the inner wall of the stem. The outer wall of the endoscope or tool, together with the longitudinal grooves of the stem, form sealed channels for the flushing medium.
Inventors
- 👤 Dietmar Kolditz
- 👤 Hans Keller
- 👤 Karl Ernst-Kienzle
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 11:01
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B1/00; A61B1/00131; A61B1/00135; A61B1/12; A61B1/313; A61B1/317; A61B17/00; A61B17/34; A61B17/3417; A61B17/3421; A61B17/3498; A61B17/3474
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
159 words
Device for introducing an endoscope or a surgical tool into body cavities, the device having a feed for a flushing medium and an extractor for said flushing medium, comprising: a sluice, insertable into the body cavity from outside, with a cylindrical stem having a free end insertable into the body cavity, said stem comprising an outer tube and an inner tube inserted into said outer tube, said outer tube having openings through its wall at locations outside and inside the body cavity, and said inner tube having at its interior surface two separate longitudinal grooves which are each aligned with two of said openings of said outer tube, the openings outside the body being connected to the feed and the extractor for the flushing medium, and wherein an inserted cylindrical endoscope or tool tightly contacts with its outer wall the inner wall of the stem and thus together with the longitudinal grooves forms sealed channels for the flushing medium.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
159 words
Device for introducing an endoscope or a surgical tool into body cavities, the device having a feed for a flushing medium and an extractor for said flushing medium, comprising: a sluice, insertable into the body cavity from outside, with a cylindrical stem having a free end insertable into the body cavity, said stem comprising an outer tube and an inner tube inserted into said outer tube, said outer tube having openings through its wall at locations outside and inside the body cavity, and said inner tube having at its interior surface two separate longitudinal grooves which are each aligned with two of said openings of said outer tube, the openings outside the body being connected to the feed and the extractor for the flushing medium, and wherein an inserted cylindrical endoscope or tool tightly contacts with its outer wall the inner wall of the stem and thus together with the longitudinal grooves forms sealed channels for the flushing medium.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
Device as defined in claim 1, wherein disposed on the part of the stem outside the body is a seal which seals the stem from the endoscope or the tool.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
31 words
Device as defined in claim 2, wherein the seal is in a sealing body mounted on the stem and is held in said sealing body by means of a union ring.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
Device as defined in claim 1, wherein the stem in the region of its free end comprises an outward-pointing enlargement.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
32 words
Device as defined in claim 4, wherein the enlargement is on the side, facing away from the free end of the stem, of the openings disposed in the interior of the body.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
27 words
Device as defined in claim 5, wherein the enlargement is in the form of a truncated cone and is tapered toward the free end of the stem.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
18 words
Device as defined in claim 1, wherein the endoscope or tool is surrounded by a cylindrical protective sleeve.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
20 words
Device as defined in claim 7, wherein the protective sleeve is, at least on the outside, of electrically insulating design.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
26 words
Device as defined in claim 8, wherein the protective sleeve, which is slipped over the endoscope or tool, is releasably connected to the endoscope or tool.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1995-08-23 | 1996-02-22 | 1996-08-23 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
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