Patent ID: 8790244

Claim:
An adapter for an endoscopic water bottle, the adaptor comprising: a substantially tubular body having an interior surface and an exterior surface and having an upper portion and a flared lower portion, the upper body portion having threads on the exterior surface thereof suitable for attachment to threads on a water bottle cap of the endoscopic water bottle, the flared lower body portion having threads on the interior surface thereof suitable for attachment to threads on a neck portion of the endoscopic water bottle; and a gas inlet port extending outward from the exterior surface of the body and having a central passage extending through the body and opening on the interior surface of the body, wherein the lower body portion is configured to attach to the endoscopic water bottle in place of the water bottle cap and the upper body portion is configured to attach to the water bottle cap such that a secondary gas source connected to the gas inlet port is configured to supply gas to the endoscopic water bottle through the gas inlet port when the adapter is disposed between and attached to the endoscopic water bottle and the water bottle cap.