Patent ID: 7967744
Filing Date: 2011-06-28
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A valve for providing sealable access to an instrument channel of an endoscope via an endoscope instrument inlet port, the valve comprising: a. a body having an open end adapted for connection to said instrument inlet port, interior walls defining a cavity, and an outer surface defining a valve entry port, wherein said cavity is Y-shaped having a main branch leading from said open end to two secondary branches, a first secondary branch open to said outer surface at said valve entry port and a second secondary branch, said secondary branch having a first branch end open to at least one of said main branch and said first secondary branch, and a second branch end opposite said first branch end; b. a flip cap removably connectable to said valve entry port having a slit therethrough; and c. a seal curtain having a flexible cylindrical portion, and a lid closing one end of said cylindrical portion, said seal curtain secured across said second secondary branch of said cavity with said lid distal from said first branch end; d. wherein at least a portion of said cylindrical portion of said seal curtain extends into said main branch to restrict fluid flow from said open end to said valve entry port, and flexibly permits instrument insertion from said valve entry port into said main branch.