Patent ID: 6712757
Filing Date: 2004-03-30
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A sleeve for holding an endoscope used in surgical procedures performed in a body cavity, the endoscope having a viewing hub at its proximal end and a window at its distal end, comprising:a hollow cylinder for receiving the outer tube of the endoscope, the endoscope having a viewing hub at its proximal end and a window at its distal end; a docking member at the proximal end of the cylinder to receive and removably retain the viewing hub of the endoscope, with its distal window adjacent the distal end of the cylinder; means for continuously directing suction to an inlet in the suction means adjacent the distal end of the cylinder; and means for directing pressurized fluid when desired from an outlet in the pressurized fluid means adjacent the distal end of the cylinder against the endoscope window to clear the window and to produce a fluid spray projecting away from the window for irrigating the body cavity.