Inventors:
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
Gary A. Jordan - Litchfield NH, US
Douglas Pleskow - Needham MA, US
Brian Tinkham - South Boston MA, US
Assignee:
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. - Maple Grove MN
International Classification:
A61B 1/00
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, an outer shell, a locking member coupled to the outer shell, an inner seal member, and a central opening that extends to the channel. The inner seal member may include a plurality of flaps.