Integrated locking device with passive sealing
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1. A biopsy cap for use in an endoscopic instrument, the cap comprising:
- a base having a securing member for securing the cap to a port on the endoscopic instrument;
an outer shell having one or more apertures and a locking member coupled to the outer shell;
a passive seal member disposed within the outer shell, wherein the passive seal member includes a plurality of fingers extending radially inward in a distal direction from the outer shell;
wherein each of the plurality of fingers includes a pad attached thereto, the plurality of fingers arranged in opposing fashion such that opposing fingers urge the pads against each other when a medical device is absent from the passive seal member and urge the pads against the medical device when the medical device extends through the passive seal member.
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Abstract
Endoscope assemblies, biopsy caps, and methods for making and using the same. An example endoscope assembly may include an endoscope having a channel formed therein and a port that provides access to the channel. A cap may be coupled to the port. The cap may include a base having a securing member for securing the cap to the port, an outer shell, a locking member coupled to the outer shell, an inner seal member, and a central opening that extends to the channel. The inner seal member may include a plurality of flaps.
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1. A biopsy cap for use in an endoscopic instrument, the cap comprising:
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a base having a securing member for securing the cap to a port on the endoscopic instrument; an outer shell having one or more apertures and a locking member coupled to the outer shell; a passive seal member disposed within the outer shell, wherein the passive seal member includes a plurality of fingers extending radially inward in a distal direction from the outer shell; wherein each of the plurality of fingers includes a pad attached thereto, the plurality of fingers arranged in opposing fashion such that opposing fingers urge the pads against each other when a medical device is absent from the passive seal member and urge the pads against the medical device when the medical device extends through the passive seal member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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