JPWO2020035868A5

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Publication number: JPWO2020035868A5
Application number: JP2021507735A
Authority: JP
Publication date: 2022-08-26

Claims

An integrated endoscopic cleansing system (IECS), said integrated endoscopic cleansing system (IECS) comprising:
an endoscope;
an independent cleansing system (ICS);
The endoscope is
at least one insertion tube in communication with an endoscope working station (EWS);
at least one working channel operatively connected to at least one endoscope cleaning system (ECS) vacuum source;
the EWS is configured to control the ECS vacuum source;
The independent cleansing system (ICS) comprises:
an independent cleansing system working station (IWS);
at least one ICS evacuation conduit, said at least one ICS evacuation conduit positioned within said at least one insertion tube and operatively connected to an ICS vacuum source; an ICS discharge conduit and
An Integrated Endoscopic Cleansing System (IECS), wherein the IWS is configured to control the ICS vacuum source.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one ICS discharge conduit and the at least one working channel together comprise a single channel within the at least one insertion tube.

The at least one ICS exhaust conduit and the at least one working channel together comprise a single tube within the at least one insertion tube, and both the ICS vacuum source and the ECS vacuum source 3. The system of claim 1 or 2, operatively connected to at least one insertion tube.

The IECS is
(a) ICS/ECS master/slave mode of operation;
(b) ICS/ECS smart master/slave mode of operation; and
4. A system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, comprising at least one mode of operation consisting of at least one of (c) an ECS/ICS master/slave mode of operation.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein said IECS includes at least one operating mode toggle switch configured to switch between at least two of said operating modes.

10. The system includes a manual operating mode, also selected by the toggle, and wherein the IECS is configured for manual activation of at least one of the ECS and ICS. 5. The system according to 5.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the IECS is configured to manually activate each of the ECS and ICS individually, sequentially, or simultaneously in the manual mode of operation.

The system includes the ICS/ECS master/slave mode of operation, in which the ICS is activated and configured to automatically activate the ECS. 8. A system according to any one of claims 4 to 7, wherein the system is

At least one of the IWS and EWS includes at least one processor and at least one sensor, the at least one sensor configured to communicate at least one operating parameter to the at least one processor. 9. A system according to any one of claims 4 to 8, wherein the system comprises:

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the at least one operating parameter includes at least one of lumen pressure and flow of material within a lumen of at least one of the working channel and the exhaust conduit.

The system includes the ICS/ECS smart master/slave mode of operation, in which the IWS processor receives the at least one operating parameter received from the EWS processor. 11. The system of claim 9 or 10, configured to automatically activate the ECS based on the at least one operational parameter received.

The system includes the ECS/ICS master/slave mode of operation, in which the EWS processor receives and processes the at least one operating parameter from the sensor, 11. The system of claim 9 or 10, configured to automatically activate the ICS based on the parameters obtained.

13. The system of any one of claims 1-12, wherein the endoscope comprises a colonoscope.

14. The system of any one of claims 1-13, wherein the insertion tube is configured to receive an IECS component associated with at least one operational functional group.

The at least one operational functional group comprises:
(a) endoscope motion function group;
(b) an ECS operational functional group; and
15. The system of claim 14, including at least one of (c) an ICS operational functional group.

16. The endoscope operating functional group includes at least one of endoscope angle control navigation cables, light wiring and circuitry, power circuitry, image acquisition camera and circuitry, and sensors and associated circuitry. The system described in .

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the ECS operating functional group includes at least one suction/working channel and at least one irrigation and/or air/water supply tube.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the ICS operating functional group includes at least one irrigation and/or air/water supply tube and at least one drainage conduit.

19. The system of any of claims 1-18, wherein the IECS includes an interface, the interface configured to couple an umbilical cable emanating from the IWS to the insertion tube .
21. The system of Claim 20, wherein the umbilical cable is disposable.

20. The insertion tube according to any preceding claim, wherein said insertion tube comprises at least one bendable portion , said bendable portion comprising a resilient braided and/or ribbed wall. system.

21. The system of any of claims 1-20, wherein the insertion tube includes a distal tip having at least one opening containing at least one fluid jet nozzle .