Pearl E Donohoo

US Patent:

20100087710, Apr 8, 2010

Filed:

May 18, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/467968

Inventors:

James M. Weldon - Newton MA, US
Ransom H. Byers - Mountain View CA, US
Alexander E. Dillon - Cambridge MA, US
Thomas C. Kochem - Belmont MA, US
Daniel W. Rice - Gettysburg PA, US
Allison L. Schmidt - Dothan AL, US
Lilly Nix - Reston VA, US
Lara Clark - Salem VA, US
Pearl E. Donohoo - Cuyahoga Falls OH, US
Andrew K. Hollett - West Bend WI, US
Chandra Little - Houston TX, US

Assignee:

BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. - Maple Grove MN

International Classification:

A61B 1/00

US Classification:

600123

Abstract:

Endoscope assemblies, biopsy caps, and methods for making and using the same. An example endoscope assembly may include an endoscope having a channel formed therein and a port that provides access to the channel. A cap may be coupled to the port. The cap may include a base having a securing member for securing the cap to the port. The cap may also include an outer shell, a locking member coupled to the outer shell, an inner seal member disposed within the outer shell, and one or more openings extending through the cap and into the channel. A fluid control region may be defined within the outer shell.