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Devices, systems, and methods for treating kidney stones

Grant US12575721B2 Kind: B2 Mar 17, 2026

Assignee

AMBU A/S

Inventors

Khurshid Ghani, Jeffrey Plott, Morten Sørensen

Abstract

An endoscope includes a handle including a handle housing, an irrigation inlet port adapted to receive irrigation fluid, and an irrigation channel; and an insertion cord extending distally from the handle. The insertion cord includes an insertion tube; a bending section extending from the insertion tube; a distal tip extending from the bending section and including a tip housing; a camera at least partially enclosed in the tip housing; interstitial space within the insertion tube in fluid communication with the irrigation channel; and at least one interstitial flow opening in fluid communication with the interstitial space and adapted to discharge the irrigation fluid.

CPC Classifications

A61B 1/0057 A61B 1/015 A61B 1/0676 A61B 1/00066 A61B 1/018 A61B 1/00006 A61B 1/00094 A61B 1/307 A61B 1/0684 A61B 2217/007 A61B 1/05

Filing Date

2021-10-29

Application No.

17514777

Claims

18