Patent ID: 11931000
Assignee: S-MEDION CO., LTD.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 9:
10. A vertebral endoscopic device comprising:
an endoscope body having:
a working sleeve part, the working sleeve part having
a working channel, and
an open channel,
wherein the working channel and the open channel are through-holes elongated in a first direction and are configured to accommodate a surgical instrument, and the open channel is defined by a circular arc opening corresponding to a predetermined angle with respect to a circumferential direction of the working channel, and
wherein the surgical instrument inserted into the working channel is exposed to outside through the open channel;

a manipulation part having,
a handle including,
an elongated handheld structure having a through-hole therein, and
a guide protruded in an opposite direction from the elongated handheld structure and connected to the working channel and the open channel,

wherein the guide has a greater external dimension than the working sleeve part, the guide has a pair of incline planes expanding in parallel to imaginary lines, which define the open channel at the predetermined angle with respect to the circumferential direction of the working channel, and

a cover having:
a closed portion and an open portion, wherein the closed portion and the open portion have a structure surrounding the working sleeve part, and
a lever disposed on an outer circumferential surface of the cover,
wherein the cover is configured to rotate around the working sleeve part around a direction parallel to the first direction as an axis by rotating the lever to selectively open or close the open channel of the endoscope body,

wherein the closed portion and the open portion are configured to alternately close and open the open channel as the cover rotates around the working channel,
wherein the open portion of the cover is defined by a circular arc cover opening corresponding to the predetermined angle in a circumferential direction thereof,
wherein the working sleeve part is extended in the first direction and comprises:
a lens channel, and
at least one cleaning channel configured to spray a cleaning solution,

and
wherein one of the at least one cleaning channel is located adjacent to the lens channel.