公开(公告)号：US20190246885A1

公开(公告)日：2019-08-15

申请号：US16396161

申请日：2019-04-26

Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION

Inventor： Norihito KARIKOMI ,  Atsushi WATANABE

IPC: A61B1/012 ,  A61B1/015 ,  A61B1/018 ,  A61B1/00 ,  A61B1/005

CPC classification number: A61B1/012 ,  A61B1/00066 ,  A61B1/005 ,  A61B1/015 ,  A61B1/018

Abstract: An endoscope including: a flexible sheath extending in a longitudinal direction; a rigid body portion connected to an end portion of the flexible sheath; a ferrule provided in the rigid body portion and having a connection portion; and a tube inserted into the flexible sheath and including an end portion connected to the ferrule. The tube includes: an inner resin layer having a solid structure and that extends along an entire length of the tube in the longitudinal direction; and an outer layer provided on the inner layer and including a first portion that covers at least part of an outer periphery of the connection portion and has a porous structure, and a second portion having a solid structure and that is located on a side of the first portion that is away from the end portion of the tube.

公开(公告)号：US20190223840A1

公开(公告)日：2019-07-25

申请号：US16369513

申请日：2019-03-29

Applicant: TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor： Ema ITOH ,  Isao MORI

IPC: A61B8/00 ,  A61B1/012 ,  A61B5/00 ,  A61B8/12

Abstract: A control device is disclosed that includes a processor configured to: receive a signal from an imaging core, the imaging core including an optical transceiver and an ultrasound transceiver; determine whether the imaging core is in a state where the ultrasound transceiver can properly execute transmission and reception, based on at least one of the signal from the optical transceiver and the signal from the ultrasound transceiver which are received from the imaging; and control execution of an optical path length adjustment for imaging with the optical transceiver when the ultrasound transceiver can properly execute the transmission and reception.

公开(公告)号：US10321813B2

公开(公告)日：2019-06-18

申请号：US15415404

申请日：2017-01-25

Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.

Inventor： Russell F. Durgin ,  Kenneth M. Blair ,  F. Anthony Headley, Jr. ,  Dennis Boulais

IPC: A61B1/00 ,  A61B1/012 ,  A61B10/00 ,  A61B10/02 ,  A61B10/06 ,  A61B17/34 ,  A61B90/98 ,  A61B17/29 ,  A61B90/00

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include an endoscope including a distal chamber and related methods of use, for example, with an endoscopic instrument.

公开(公告)号：US10314566B2

公开(公告)日：2019-06-11

申请号：US15001002

申请日：2016-01-19

Applicant: MEDEON BIODESIGN, INC.

Inventor： Thomas Hsu ,  Senzen Hsu

IPC: A61B17/04 ,  A61B17/00 ,  A61B1/00 ,  A61B1/012 ,  A61B1/12 ,  A61B1/313

Abstract: The invention encompasses devices and methods used to provide wound closure based on rings positioned within the tissue layers of the wound opening (with the rings regionally separate the wound depth tissue layers into 2 compartments), followed by suture transport through the rings and full-thickness tissue layers of both compartments. Upon suture transport via synchronous or asynchronous manner and device removal, wound closure is achieved by tying the 2 ends of the suture without incorporating tissue above the level of the rings such as skin. When the device is applied to abdominal or chest wall wound opening, all tissue layers except the skin are incorporated in the suture closure of the wound. The closure process can be performed in a simple, reliable, and expeditious manner.

公开(公告)号：US10292575B2

公开(公告)日：2019-05-21

申请号：US15420194

申请日：2017-01-31

Applicant: Cook Medical Technologies LLC

Inventor： Vihar C. Surti ,  John Crowder Sigmon, Jr.

IPC: A61B1/00 ,  A61B1/005 ,  A61B1/012 ,  A61B1/008 ,  A61B1/01 ,  A61B1/31

Abstract: The exemplary embodiments illustrated provide the discovery of systems, methods, and apparatuses of endoscope stabilization devices for use with, for example, slim scopes, so as to provide, for example, a flexible outer structure capable of bending and holding a fixed position so as to provide, for example, support to make cannulation with a slim scope and target anatomy easier and more efficient.

公开(公告)号：US10245402B2

公开(公告)日：2019-04-02

申请号：US14967048

申请日：2015-12-11

Applicant: ETView Ltd.

Inventor： Elias Daher ,  Matthias Benedikt Schuh

IPC: A61B1/00 ,  A61B1/05 ,  A61B1/06 ,  A61B1/12 ,  A61B1/012 ,  A61B1/015 ,  A61B1/267 ,  A61B1/313 ,  A61M16/00 ,  A61M16/04 ,  A61B1/07 ,  A61M16/08 ,  A61M16/10

Abstract: An endobronchial tube comprising at least two lumens of different lengths for selectively associating with a patient about at least two locations relative to the Tracheal Carina. said tube comprising: a first lumen having an open distal end that associates proximally to the Carina within the Trachea, with a first inflatable cuff; a second lumen having an open distal end that extends distally, past the Carina and associates within one of the Left Bronchial branch and Right Bronchial branch with a second inflatable cuff; a dedicated image sensor lumen spanning the length of said first lumen, the dedicated image sensor lumen comprising an image sensor and illumination source disposed adjacent to the distal end of said first lumen, and configured to provide an image of the Tracheal bifurcation of the Tracheal Carina, the openings of the Left Bronchial branch, and the opening Right Bronchial branch; and at least one dedicated cleaning lumen disposed parallel with said dedicated image sensor lumen along the length of said endobronchial tube and wherein said cleaning lumen is configured to forms a cleaning nozzle at the distal end, wherein said cleaning nozzle is directed toward said image sensor lumen at its distal end.

公开(公告)号：US10245339B2

公开(公告)日：2019-04-02

申请号：US15391041

申请日：2016-12-27

Applicant: Webb Medical LLC

Inventor： Daniel Hyun Shin ,  Steven B. Krupnick ,  Casey Clark

IPC: A61L2/00 ,  A61B1/00 ,  G01N23/00 ,  A61L2/10 ,  A61B1/12 ,  A61B90/70 ,  A61B1/012

Abstract: Disclosed are apparatus and a method for sterilizing an internal surface of a lumen in a medical instrument, e.g., an endoscope. The apparatus is in the form of an elongated UVC light guide, e.g., an optic fiber, having a central longitudinal axis and which is configured to be extended down the lumen in the instrument, and a housing including a source of UVC light. The UVC light guide includes a distal end portion and is configured to carry UVC light internally from the source of UVC light to the distal end portion. The distal end portion includes a reflective surface for directing the UVC light radially outward with respect to the central longitudinal axis, whereupon when the UVC light guide is extended into the lumen in the medical instrument the radially directed UVC light impinges the internal surface of the lumen to sterilize it.

公开(公告)号：US20190083174A1

公开(公告)日：2019-03-21

申请号：US16159301

申请日：2018-10-12

Applicant: INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.

Inventor： Jason Paul Watson ,  Edmund Tam ,  Vahid Saadat

IPC: A61B18/14 ,  A61N1/06 ,  A61B1/00 ,  A61B1/018 ,  A61B1/05 ,  A61B1/313 ,  A61B18/00 ,  A61N1/05 ,  A61B1/012

Abstract: A tissue treatment assembly comprising an elongate flexible energy delivery device extending along a longitudinal axis and terminating at a distal opening and a circuit assembly including a plurality of conductors wrapped in a spiral configuration around the elongate flexible energy delivery device.

公开(公告)号：US10231609B2

公开(公告)日：2019-03-19

申请号：US14490501

申请日：2014-09-18

Applicant: Floshield, Inc.

Inventor： Wayne L. Poll ,  Matthew J. Huddleston ,  Caroline M. Crisafulli ,  Adam Landis ,  Gregory P. Drach

IPC: A61B1/00 ,  A61B1/12 ,  A61B1/012 ,  A61B1/015 ,  A61B1/313 ,  A61B17/34 ,  A61M13/00

Abstract: A method of defogging and cleaning a laparoscope includes: (1) inserting a laparoscope into a sheath; (2) inserting the laparoscope and sheath into a body cavity; (3) providing gas to a plurality of gas lumens within a wall of the sheath such that the gas flows through the gas lumens and over a lens of the laparoscope to defog the lens while the laparoscope is in the body cavity; and (4) providing a fluid comprising a surface-active agent to a fluid lumen within the wall of the sheath such that the fluid flows through the fluid lumen and over the lens to clean the lens while the laparoscope is in the body cavity.

公开(公告)号：US20190076003A1

公开(公告)日：2019-03-14

申请号：US16189872

申请日：2018-11-13

Applicant: Olympus Corporation

Inventor： Ryohei Komuro ,  Hiroshi Hashi ,  Takumi Isoda ,  Shotaro Takemoto ,  Tatsutoshi Hashimoto

IPC: A61B1/00 ,  A61B34/37 ,  A61B1/012

Abstract: A medical system includes a medical device, an over-tube, and a console. The medical device includes an insertion portion. The over-tube is configured to receive the insertion portion. A console having a first connector is attached to the medical device and a second connector is attached to the over-tube. The over-tube has a tubular main body and a proximal-end portion. The proximal-end portion comprises a tubular member having an insertion port for receiving the insertion portion of the medical device therethrough. A base portion is coupled to the second connector and a moving mechanism is coupled to both the tubular member and the base portion. The moving mechanism is configured to cause the tubular member to move with respect to the second connector such that the tubular member has two or more degrees of freedom with respect to the second connector.