Patent ID: 9125550
Filing Date: 2015-09-08
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A method of providing fluid to a distensible organ, the method comprising: (a) positioning a valve body within a housing of a valve of a first instrument in a first position; (b) introducing fluid to the distensible organ through the valve body with the valve body in the first position and through a channel in the first instrument; (c) positioning the valve body in a second position; (d) introducing a second instrument through the valve body with the valve body in the second position and through the channel of the first instrument; and (e) introducing fluid to the distensible organ through the valve body with the valve body in the second position and through a region of the channel of the first instrument located between the first instrument and the second instrument, wherein an impedance of fluid flow in elements (b) and (e) is substantially equal.