Patent ID: 9387305
Filing Date: 2016-07-12
CPC Classification: A61B,A61M,A61N

Claim Text:
1. A medical probe comprising: an external sheath; a fluid rotary joint comprising: said external sheath defining an outer lumen, wherein said inner lumen is in fluid communication with said outer lumen at a location remote from a proximal portion of said rotatable fluid conduit; a secondary port in fluid communication with said outer lumen, wherein said secondary port is located in a proximal direction relative to a distal end of said rotatable fluid conduit, such that a direction of fluid flow in the outer lumen is opposite to a direction fluid flow in the inner lumen; and at least one seal between said rotatable insert and an inner surface of said outer housing; wherein said inner channel is in fluid communication with said external port under rotation of said rotatable fluid conduit; and wherein said rotatable insert is connectable to a rotational drive mechanism.