Patent ID: 8905920
Filing Date: 2014-12-09
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An adapter for a bronchoscope comprising: a housing; a retaining nut configured to mate with said housing, said retaining nut having an inner sleeve that extends downwardly from the top of said retaining nut; a clamping block including an inner lumen and a beveled collar radiating from an outer wall of the clamping block, said beveled collar including a beveled surface and a substantially flat surface, said beveled surface of the beveled collar mating with a beveled surface of the housing to limit axial movement of the clamping block, and wherein tightening said retaining nut against said housing compresses said inner lumen, reducing a diameter thereof via the interaction of the beveled surface of the beveled collar and the beveled surface of the housing; and a spacer ring positioned to contact the substantially flat surface of the beveled collar, said spacer ring having a sliding surface against which said retaining nut may slide when rotated there against thereby preventing the transmission of rotation force from said retaining nut to said clamping block.