Surgery – Endoscope – Sterilizable
Patent
1995-03-07
1997-05-20
Flanagan, Beverly M.
Surgery
Endoscope
Sterilizable
600123, 600153, 600156, 600127, A61B 100
Patent
active
056307829
ABSTRACT:
An endoscope with separable auxiliary assembly is provided that includes a cylindrical shaped endoscope that is insertable within a sterile end cap with attached sterile drape, the drape being extendable over the length of the endoscope and its trailing cables thus isolating the endoscope and its trailing cables from the environment. A sterile separable channel section is provided that releasably attaches to the end cap. The separable channel section has a plurality of longitudinal channels running therethrough so that operative fluids, gases or operative instruments may be applied to the surgical site. To enable a surgeon to obtain selectable images of an operative site, a detachable viewing head may be attached to the distal end of the endoscope prior to placement of the endoscope inside the end cap.
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