Endoscope disposable sheath
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1. A protective covering assembly for a medical instrument comprising:
- an end plate having an opening therethrough;
an elongatable hollow sheath means for receiving a shaft, said sheath means being attached at a first end to said end plate; and
a tube means for accommodatng a medical instrument component attached at a first end to said end plate and aligned with said opening, said tube means being dimensioned to be received within a medical instrument channel and being surrounded by said sheath means.
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Abstract
A protective sheath assembly for use with a medical instrument is disclosed. The assembly comprises an elongatable hollow sheath attached to a transparent distal end plate. A tube extends from the end plate and is surrounded by the sheath. In order to provide for suctioning or irrigation of bodily cavities, a biopsy valve or other instrument is accommodated in the tube. An air or water channel may be provided for passing cleaning media over the transparent end plate, and nozzles can be embedded in the end plate to direct the cleaning media onto the end plate.
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22 Claims
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1. A protective covering assembly for a medical instrument comprising:
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an end plate having an opening therethrough; an elongatable hollow sheath means for receiving a shaft, said sheath means being attached at a first end to said end plate; and a tube means for accommodatng a medical instrument component attached at a first end to said end plate and aligned with said opening, said tube means being dimensioned to be received within a medical instrument channel and being surrounded by said sheath means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An assembly for covering a probe of a medical instrument, said assembly comprising:
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an end plate adjacent an end of said probe and defining an opening; a sheath secured at one end around a rim of said end plate and adapted to be elongatable to seal along an outer surface of said probe when said probe end is adjacent said end plate; tube means secured to said end plate at said opening and dimensioned to be received within a channel of the medical instrument; and means in said end plate for permitting light to pass therethrough. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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