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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 1999
Filed:
Mar. 27, 1998
Szu-Min Lin, Laguna Hills, CA (US);
Paul Taylor Jacobs, Trabuco Canyon, CA (US);
Henry Ka-Wah Hui, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Les Authur Feldman, Calabasas Hills, CA (US);
Ethicon, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
A device for use with an endoscope is provided. The device allows the equalization of the pressure between an internal space of the endoscope and an environment outside the endoscope. The device includes a housing defining an opening, a gas-transmissive removal zone in the opening and at least one hydrophobic breathable membrane between the gas-transmissive removal zone and the environment. The housing of the device is adapted to receive a port that is connected to an internal space of the endoscope. The gas-transmissive removal zone includes a desiccant material and a material which removes an antimicrobial agent.