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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2024
Filed:
May. 30, 2023
Neptune Medical Inc., Burlingame, CA (US);
Alexander Q. Tilson, Burlingame, CA (US);
Thomas Hsiu, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Niklas J. Helmick, San Jose, CA (US);
Stephan T. Hoffmann, Danville, CA (US);
Eugene Duval, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Christopher J. Hasser, Lotus, CA (US);
James M. Hayes, La Honda, CA (US);
Elias Eleftheriades, Redwood City, CA (US);
Kai Pohlhammer, San Ramon, CA (US);
Neptune Medical Inc., Burlingame, CA (US);
Abstract
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.