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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 26, 2014
Applicant:
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Inventor:
Raphael Meloul, Shilo, IL;
Assignee:
COVIDIEN LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/012 (2006.01); A61B 1/018 (2006.01); A61B 1/267 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00128 (2013.01); A61B 1/00133 (2013.01); A61B 1/00137 (2013.01); A61B 1/012 (2013.01); A61B 1/018 (2013.01); A61B 1/2676 (2013.01);
Abstract
A bronchoscope adapter is configured for one hand operation by providing a slide lock that is captured within a housing and a retaining nut that can be operated with a single finger or thumb. Rotation of the retaining nut is eased by isolating rotational force from a compression block with a spacer ring.