Patent ID: 11918187
Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 13:
14. An endoscopic device, comprising:
a handle including an adapter, wherein the adapter includes:
a first opening on a proximal end of the adapter; and
a second opening on a side surface of the adapter, wherein the side surface extends between the proximal end of the adapter and a distal end of the adapter;

a shaft connected to the handle, wherein the shaft includes a first plurality of lumens extending from a proximal end of the shaft to a distal end of the shaft, wherein a first lumen of the first plurality of lumens is a first working channel configured for receiving a medical instrument, and wherein a first wall of the shaft defines (a) a first surface of the first working channel and (b) a second surface of a second lumen of the first plurality of lumens, and wherein a first portion of the first working channel defined by the first surface is concave, wherein a portion of the second lumen defined by the second surface is convex; and
an articulation joint connected to the shaft, wherein the articulation joint has a second plurality of lumens extending from a proximal end of the articulation joint to a distal end of the articulation joint, wherein a first lumen of the second plurality of lumens is a second working channel configured for receiving the medical instrument from the first working channel, and wherein one or more walls defining the second working channel at least partially define other lumens of the second plurality of lumens.