Patent ID: 11883000
Assignee: INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 12:
13. A medical instrument system, comprising:
an imaging probe including a distal tip, the distal tip including a sloped outer surface; and
an elongated medical instrument having a distal portion, wherein the elongated medical instrument includes a working channel extending to an opening in the distal portion, wherein the distal portion includes a sloped internal surface of the working channel,
wherein the sloped outer surface of the imaging probe and the sloped internal surface of the working channel form a seal that prevents fluid from passing through the opening when the imaging probe is within the working channel of the elongated medical instrument and the sloped internal surface contacts the sloped outer surface, and wherein a distal end surface of the distal tip of the imaging probe is disposed distally of a distal end surface of the elongated medical instrument when the sloped outer surface of the distal tip is engaged with the sloped internal surface of the working channel.