Patent ID: 11857365
Assignee: OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 10:
11. A catheter system comprising:
a flexible shaft comprising:
a first lumen defining a trench, the trench configured to receive an imaging probe collaterally through an opening in the trench; and
a second lumen adjacent to the first lumen;

wherein material of the catheter occupies an arc around the first lumen, wherein the arc is greater than 180° and less than 360°, thus creating the trench of the first lumen;
a cap portion configured to be received at a distal end of the flexible shaft, the cap portion comprising:
a probe lumen; and

a handle device configured to attach to a proximal end of the flexible shaft, the handle device comprising:
a first access port;
a second access port;
a first handle lumen in communication with the first access port; and
a second handle lumen in communication with the second access port,

wherein the first handle lumen is colinear with the first lumen of the flexible shaft and the second handle lumen colinear with the second lumen of the flexible shaft.