Patent ID: 9144373
Filing Date: 2015-09-29
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An adapter for coupling a disposable water bottle to an endoscope comprising: a cap manufactured from a thermoplastic elastomeric and/or an thermoset elastomer, the cap having threads on an interior surface of the cap for removably securing the cap to an associated water bottle, a dome shaped top surface and a protruding tip from the top center surface of the dome, a first port extending from a top side of the cap, and a second port extending from a top side of the cap, wherein the first port and the second port each extend an equal distance away from the dome shaped top surface to a common and single top face of the protruding tip; a scope connector manufactured from a thermoplastic elastomer and/or the thermoset elastomer having a first scope connector port and second scope connector port, wherein the scope connector is configured to be frictionally coupled to an endoscope; a first supply tube coupled to the first port of the cap and the first scope connector port; a second supply tube coupled to the second port of the cap and the second scope connector port; and a clamp disposed on the first supply tube and operable between an open position and a closed position to prohibit fluid flow within the first supply tube in a direction toward the cap; wherein the first supply tube and the second supply tube are spaced apart, each connected to an opposite half of the protruding tip.