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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2022
Gyrus Acmi, Inc., Westborough, MA (US);
Gregory S. Konstorum, Stamford, CT (US);
Ming J. Cheng, W. Warwick, RI (US);
Daniel R. Goldberg, Memphis, TN (US);
Gyrus ACMI, Inc., Westborough, MA (US);
Abstract
An endoscope sheath comprising: a proximal end; a distal end having a distal end region; a surface extending between and connecting the proximal end and the distal end; and a plurality of positioning devices located along the surface; wherein the sheath is configured to: (1) receive all or a portion of an endoscope having a cylindrical end and (2) provide a conduit for communicating fluid between the proximal end of the sheath and the distal end of the sheath when the endoscope is inserted inside the sheath; and wherein the distal end region of the sheath includes the plurality of positioning devices that secure the cylindrical end of the endoscope against a portion of an inner wall of the surface extending between the proximal end and the distal end so that a fluid barrier is created between the cylindrical end of the endoscope and the inner wall.