Patent ID: 8460176
Filing Date: 2013-06-11
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An adaptor for connecting an elongate medical device to an endoscope, the elongate medical device and the endoscope having non-compatible connectors, the adaptor comprising: a first portion having a distal end sized and shaped to connect to an endoscope, the first portion having a first opening defined therethrough; and a second portion connectable to the first portion and including a second opening defined through the second portion and operably connectable to the first opening, the second portion having a connector comprising a luer-type connector at a proximal end portion of the second portion, the luer-type connector extending proximally from the proximal end portion, the connector sized and shaped to receive at least a portion of the elongate medical device so that a shaft of the elongate medical device is extendable distally through the first opening and the second opening and into the endoscope when the elongate medical device is connected to the adaptor.