Patent ID: 9295374
Filing Date: 2016-03-29
CPC Classification: A61B

Claim Text:
1. A system for equalizing pressure in an endoscope having an opening, the system comprising: a cap having a body configured to fit into the opening in the endoscope, the body comprising a channel extending along a longitudinal axis of the body; a filter occluding the channel in the body, the filter made from a material which is permeable by a gas and impermeable by a liquid; and a stem centrally located and extending axially within the body of the cap and along the longitudinal axis of the body, the stem configured to actuate a valve at the opening of the endoscope through contact between the stem and the valve along the longitudinal axis of the body when the cap is fitted to the opening of the endoscope, wherein the filter is located on the proximal end of the stem.