Holding tray and clamp assembly for an endoscopic sheath
First Claim
1. A holding tray assembly for holding an endoscopic sheath during installation of the sheath onto an insertion tube of an endoscope and removal of the sheath from the insertion tube, wherein the sheath has a distal end and an open proximal end shaped to receive the insertion tube, comprising:
- a tray having a aperture formed therein, said aperture sized to receive at least a portion of the endoscopic sheath and to allow the insertion tube to extend through said aperture with the proximal end of said sheath positioned above said tray and the distal end of said sheath positioned below said tray;
a sheath holding apparatus connected to said tray adjacent to said aperture, said holding apparatus being adapted to releasably hold at least a portion of the endoscopic sheath within said aperture; and
a tray securing apparatus connected to said tray and adapted to secure said tray onto a tray support structure.
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Abstract
A holding tray assembly for holding an endoscopic sheath during installation of the sheath onto an insertion tube of an endoscope and removal of the sheath from the insertion tube, wherein the sheath has a distal end and an open proximal end shaped to receive the insertion tube. The holding tray assembly has a tray with a slot formed therein extending inward from the peripheral edge of the tray. The slot is adapted to receive at least a portion of the endoscopic sheath so the proximal end of the sheath is positioned above the tray and the distal end of the sheath is below the tray. A sheath holding clamp is connected to the tray adjacent to a closed end of the slot, wherein the sheath holding clamp is adapted to releasably hold at least a portion of the endoscopic sheath within the slot. A tray securing apparatus is connected to the tray and is adapted to secure the tray onto a floor stand or other tray support structure. An endoscope holding assembly is connected to the tray to removably hold the endoscope during installation and removal of the endoscopic sheath. A bag removably surrounds and isolates the components of the holding tray assembly. At least a portion of the bag extends through the slot and is adapted to receive the sheath.
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1. A holding tray assembly for holding an endoscopic sheath during installation of the sheath onto an insertion tube of an endoscope and removal of the sheath from the insertion tube, wherein the sheath has a distal end and an open proximal end shaped to receive the insertion tube, comprising:
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a tray having a aperture formed therein, said aperture sized to receive at least a portion of the endoscopic sheath and to allow the insertion tube to extend through said aperture with the proximal end of said sheath positioned above said tray and the distal end of said sheath positioned below said tray; a sheath holding apparatus connected to said tray adjacent to said aperture, said holding apparatus being adapted to releasably hold at least a portion of the endoscopic sheath within said aperture; and a tray securing apparatus connected to said tray and adapted to secure said tray onto a tray support structure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A holding tray assembly for holding an endoscopic sheath during installation of the sheath onto an insertion tube of an endoscope and removal of the sheath from the insertion tube, wherein the sheath has a distal end and an open proximal end shaped to receive the insertion tube, comprising:
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a tray having an aperture therein; a sheath holding apparatus connected to said tray adjacent to said aperture, said holding apparatus being adapted to releasably hold the open proximal end of the sheath adjacent to said aperture; a tray securing assembly connected to said tray and adapted to secure said tray onto a tray support structure; an endoscope holding assembly coupled to said tray and adapted to removably hold the endoscope during installation and removal of the endoscopic sheath; and a cover removably surrounding said tray, said cover at least partially extending through said aperture. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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26. A method for installing an endoscopic sheath onto an insertion tube of an endoscope and for removing the endoscopic sheath from the insertion tube, the endoscopic sheath having a distal end and an open proximal end adapted to receive at least a portion of the insertion tube, comprising the steps of:
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positioning a tray device mounted on a support structure in a desired position, wherein the tray has an aperture adapted to receive at least a portion of the endoscopic sheath; inserting at least a portion of the endoscopic sheath into the aperture so the open proximal end of the endoscopic sheath is adjacent to the aperture; removably securing the sheath in an operable position with a securing mechanism to hold the sheath so at least a portion of the sheath extends through the aperture slot and so the open proximal end is above the tray device; installing the insertion tube of the endoscope in the sheath, thereby forming a sheathed endoscope unit; removing the sheathed endoscope unit from the tray; performing a procedure with the sheathed endoscopic unit; placing the sheathed endoscopic unit into tray so the sheath is removably secured by the securing mechanism; and removing the insertion tube from the sheath. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30)
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Specification