Surgery – Endoscope – With protective sheath
Patent
1997-04-23
1999-03-02
Flanagan, Beverly M.
Surgery
Endoscope
With protective sheath
600121, A61B 104
Patent
active
058763287
ABSTRACT:
A surgical drape having a transparent, flexible tubular body for enclosing a non-sterile video camera includes a closed end and an opening adjacent the closed end. A flat reinforcing washer formed to the tubular body adjacent the opening defining an access opening into the tubular body for receiving a male threaded connection of a sterile camera coupler. The access opening of the reinforcing washer is sized to snugly fit the male threaded connection of the coupler so that the drape is readily secured to the coupler for providing an effective seal. When the coupler is screwed onto the camera, there is a clear optical channel between the camera and the coupler. With such an arrangement, the coupler is accessible from outside the drape. The drape separates the camera from the coupler and in operation, the coupler is sterilized prior to the start of the surgical procedure. As a result, both the coupler and the endoscope are easily accessible during the procedure.
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Chapman David P.
Fox Richard Q.
Endolap, Inc.
Flanagan Beverly M.
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