Patent ID: 11904085
Assignee: MOTUS GI MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A colonoscope add-on system comprising:
at least one bidirectional pressure source operable to supply distally directed pressure or proximally directed pressure;
an add-on tube assembly comprising at least a first channel and a second channel in which flow is independently controlled by supplying pressure from said at least one bidirectional pressure source; and
a controller configured to coordinate operation of said first channel and said second channel by selecting any one of the following operation modes:
(a) a mode in which distally directed pressure is supplied through said first channel for purging and/or irrigating, and proximally directed pressure is supplied through said second channel for evacuating matter from the colon;
(b) a mode in which distally directed pressure is supplied through said second channel for purging and/or irrigating, and proximally directed pressure is supplied through said first channel for evacuating matter from the colon; and
(c) a mode in which proximally directed pressure is supplied through both said first channel and said second channel for evacuating matter from the colon at a higher rate.