Rigid endoscope connector

Details Rigid endoscope connector Rigid endoscope connector

1993-09-28

1995-09-05

Berisch, Richard A.

Pipe joints or couplings

Essential catch

With manipulator

285308, 403325, 600133, A61M 3912, A61M 3916, F16L 3712

Patent

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054473438

ABSTRACT:
This connector assembly comprises a connector body which defines a housing. The housing includes a cavity which is designed to receive a piston, capable of back and forth movement within this cavity. This piston includes a biasing element for urging the piston into the forward direction of the cavity. The piston is engaged with the end of an endoscope tube in the front of this cavity. The piston further includes an orifice which fluidly connects the endoscope tube end to a flexible hose in the back of this piston. The endoscope tube is held in place by jaws which slide back and forth in channels in the front of the connector body, perpendicular to the piston cavity. These jaws also include biasing elements which urge the jaws into mechanical engagement with the rigid tube. Since the jaws in the piston are designed to accommodate a variety of endoscope tube sizes, this connector permits fast, convenient coupling of the flexible hose to the rigid endoscope, minimizing endoscope handling, and thus insuring a greater degree of sterility.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4311328 (1982-01-01), Truchet
patent: 4436125 (1984-03-01), Blenkush
patent: 4863201 (1989-09-01), Carstens

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