Neptune Medical Inc.

James M Hayes

Eugene F Duval

Christopher J Hasser

Alexander Quillin Tilson

Stephan T Hoffmann

Thomas Hsiu

Kai Pohlhammer

Niklas J Helmick

Elias Eleftheriades

Neal Tanner

Spencer J Witte

Afshan S Chandani

Pressure control systems/sub-systems that improve an operation and safety of dynamically rigidizing devices may control an application of pressure to rigidize/de-rigidize a pressure-rigidizing medical device. Described herein are apparatuses and methods for rigidizing and maintaining rigidization using over-pressurized, transient pulses for the pressure-rigidizing medical device. The apparatuses and methods may rigidize and/or de-rigidize more rapidly and effectively.

Pressure rigidization apparatuses and methods

Methods for preventing contamination of an endoscope may include coupling a sheath device to cover both the inside and outside of the endoscope. The sheath device may include a rigidizing flexible tubular external sheath that extends over the endoscope to form an external protective barrier, a tubular internal sheath that extends within a lumen of the endoscope that forms an internal protective barrier, and a cap sealed to both the external sheath and the internal sheath. The sheath may be rigidized to enhance insertion.

Methods of attaching a rigidizing sheath to an endoscope

Apparatuses and method for determining if an endoscope is contaminated may include a sheath device to cover both the inside and outside of the endoscope. The sheath device may include a flexible tubular external sheath that extends over the endoscope to form an external protective barrier, a tubular internal sheath that extends within a lumen of the endoscope that forms an internal protective barrier, and a cap sealed to both the external sheath and the internal sheath, and a proximal sealing collar that is configured to allow the space between the endoscope and the external and/or inner sheaths to be pressurized to detect leaks indicating contamination.

Apparatuses and methods for determining if an endoscope is contaminated

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