US 12,290,241 B2
Removable tip endoscope
Avi Levy, Herzliya (IL); Moshe Levi, Ganey Tikva (IL); and Amram Aizenfeld, Ramot Menashe (IL)
Assigned to EndoChoice, Inc., Alpharetta, GA (US)
Filed by EndoChoice, Inc., Alpharetta, GA (US)
Filed on Mar. 3, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/685,951.
Application 17/685,951 is a continuation of application No. 16/567,623, filed on Sep. 11, 2019, granted, now 11,291,357.
Application 16/567,623 is a continuation of application No. 15/491,811, filed on Apr. 19, 2017, granted, now 10,470,649, issued on Nov. 12, 2019.
Application 15/491,811 is a continuation of application No. 13/713,449, filed on Dec. 13, 2012, granted, now 9,655,502, issued on May 23, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/569,796, filed on Dec. 13, 2011.
Prior Publication US 2022/0183543 A1, Jun. 16, 2022
Int. Cl. A61B 1/05 (2006.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/018 (2006.01); A61B 1/06 (2006.01); A61B 1/12 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 1/053 (2013.01) [A61B 1/00045 (2013.01); A61B 1/00105 (2013.01); A61B 1/00114 (2013.01); A61B 1/00181 (2013.01); A61B 1/018 (2013.01); A61B 1/0676 (2013.01); A61B 1/00091 (2013.01); A61B 1/00124 (2013.01); A61B 1/0638 (2013.01); A61B 1/126 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An endoscope system comprising a shaft defined by a longitudinal axis, wherein the shaft comprises:
a permanent section including (i) a distal portion, wherein the distal portion includes a distally-facing first front face, (ii) a protruding portion extending distally from the first front face and including a distally-facing second front face, and (iii) a first lumen extending through the protruding portion, wherein the first lumen includes an opening positioned entirely on the distally-facing second front face, and
a removable section releasably connectable to the permanent section, wherein the removable section includes at least one electronic component and a second lumen extending entirely through the removeable section, wherein the second lumen is configured to receive the protruding portion of the permanent section such that the protruding portion of the permanent section extends to a distal front face of the removable section when the removable section is coupled to the permanent section;
wherein the endoscope system further comprises:
a display device, wherein the removable section is configured to be released from the permanent section upon command from a control on the display device.