Case for video probe
First Claim
1. A case for carrying and using an instrument having a control handle, an insertion tube, and a light box, said light box having a fan therein, the case comprising:
- a body having a removable cover;
a primary cavity in said body for snugly receiving a light box therein, said cavity being oriented so that controls on a received light box are accessible to a user;
a secondary cavity in said body for receiving therein a control handle attached to an insertion tube;
a tubular coil of material having a low coefficient of friction positioned within said secondary cavity, the tubular coil having an open proximal end into which an insertion tube can be slidably received for storage; and
means for cooling a light box.
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Abstract
A case of the type for carrying and using an instrument having an insertion tube, a control handle, and a light box having therein a fan, the case comprising a body with a removable cover, a primary cavity in the body for snugly receiving the light box therein, oriented so that controls on the light box are accessible to a user, a secondary cavity in the body for receiving a control handle attached to the insertion tube therein, and a coil of tubular material, having a low coefficient of friction, positioned within the secondary cavity, and having an open proximal end into which the insertion tube can be slidably received for storage. The case is structured to promote cooling the of light box.
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7 Claims
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1. A case for carrying and using an instrument having a control handle, an insertion tube, and a light box, said light box having a fan therein, the case comprising:
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a body having a removable cover; a primary cavity in said body for snugly receiving a light box therein, said cavity being oriented so that controls on a received light box are accessible to a user; a secondary cavity in said body for receiving therein a control handle attached to an insertion tube; a tubular coil of material having a low coefficient of friction positioned within said secondary cavity, the tubular coil having an open proximal end into which an insertion tube can be slidably received for storage; and means for cooling a light box. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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Specification