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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2005
Dennis R Boulais, Danielson, CT (US);
Michael S Banik, Bolton, MA (US);
Vincent Turturro, Bolton, MA (US);
Christopher Rowland, Hopkinton, MA (US);
David W Hoffman, Concord, MA (US);
John P O'connor, Andover, MA (US);
Eric Litscher, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Dennis R Boulais, Danielson, CT (US);
Michael S Banik, Bolton, MA (US);
Vincent Turturro, Bolton, MA (US);
Christopher Rowland, Hopkinton, MA (US);
David W Hoffman, Concord, MA (US);
John P O'Connor, Andover, MA (US);
Eric Litscher, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
A fluid delivery system for use with an endoscope. Certain embodiments of the invention include a single, large fluid source and pump installed upon an operator console, in combination with a small fluid reservoir and pump installed within a proximal connector of the imaging endoscope, multiple fluid sources that feed a common fluid channel that are pressurized by a common pump, multiple fluid sources that feed dedicated fluid channels that are pressurized by dedicated pumps, and a small fluid reservoir and pump installed within a handheld manual controller of the imaging endoscope. The fluid delivery endoscopic systems of the present invention provide the user with the flexibility of changing fluids either in advance of a procedure or on-the-fly as needed, instead of relying on fixed fluid sources only.