Patent ID: 6533720
Filing Date: 2003-03-18
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A medical endoscope with a releasably mounted modular endoscope valve assembly comprising:a medical endoscope comprising a handpiece that carries an eyepiece, the handpiece comprising an exterior surface and an irrigation port; and a modular endoscope valve assembly releasably mounted to the exterior surface of the endoscope, the modular endoscope valve assembly comprising: a housing comprising an inlet port, an outlet port, and a mounting surface, wherein the outlet port is releasably connected to the irrigation port of the endoscope; a valve carried by the housing and coupled between the inlet port and the outlet port, the valve comprising a manually-controlled actuator movable by a user between a first position, in which the valve blocks flow from the inlet port to the outlet port, and a second position, in which the valve allows flow from the inlet port to the outlet port; and a pressure-sensitive adhesive carried by the mounting surface, wherein the mounting surface of the housing is releasably held in place on the exterior surface by the adhesive.