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

Claim 0:
1. A medical instrument system, comprising:
an imaging probe including a distal tip, the distal tip including a first sealing feature comprising a first tapered profile formed on an external surface of the distal tip; 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 second sealing feature comprising a second tapered profile formed on an internal surface of the working channel, wherein a distal end surface of the distal tip of the imaging probe extends through the opening and distally of a distal end surface of the elongated medical instrument when the first sealing feature is engaged with the second sealing feature;
wherein the first tapered profile of the first sealing feature and the second tapered profile of the second sealing feature 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 first sealing feature contacts the second sealing feature.