Patent ID: 11890410
Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A connector for an insufflator, the connector being configured to be inserted into a receptacle provided in the insufflator, the connector comprising:
a first port that is configured to be connected to and in communication with a first pipe sleeve portion mounted on the receptacle of the insufflator when the connector is inserted into the receptacle of the insufflator, the first pipe sleeve portion including a pipe sleeve surface configured to receive an external force in a direction orthogonal to an insertion direction of the connector, the first port including a port surface configured to receive the external force in the direction orthogonal to the insertion direction of the connector, the first port being configured to be connected to the first pipe sleeve portion such that at least part of the first port engages with and overlaps at least part of the first pipe sleeve portion;
a second port that is configured to be connected to and in communication with a second pipe sleeve portion, which is: (i) provided in the receptacle, and (ii) includes a pipe sleeve body including a pipe sleeve distal end surface configured to receive an external force in a direction parallel to the insertion direction of the connector, the pipe sleeve body being biased in a direction opposite to the insertion direction of the connector into the receptacle, when the connector is inserted into the receptacle of the insufflator, the second port including a port distal end surface configured to receive the external force in the direction parallel to the insertion direction of the connector, the second port being configured to be connected with the second pipe sleeve portion such that at least part of the second port and at least part of the second pipe sleeve portion engage with each other and push each other;
a first sealing member that is:
disposed in the first port such that the first sealing member is positioned between the first port and the first pipe sleeve portion when the connector is inserted into the receptacle of the insufflator, and
configured to provide sealing between the first port and the first pipe sleeve portion; and

a second sealing member that is:
disposed in the second port such that the second sealing member is positioned between the port distal end surface of the second port and the pipe sleeve distal end surface of the pipe sleeve body of the second pipe sleeve portion when the connector is inserted into the receptacle of the insufflator, and
elastically deformable such that, when the connector is inserted into the receptacle of the insufflator, the second sealing member is compressed in the direction parallel to the insertion direction of the connector and expanded in the direction orthogonal to the insertion direction of the connector to provide sealing between the second port and the second pipe sleeve portion.