Storage and protection device for bronchoscopes

摘要

The present invention is a storage and protection device for bronchoscopes having a protection tube of sufficient length to enclose at least a majority of a length of an insertion tube of a flexible bronchoscope. Extending upward from a top end of the protection tube is an upper structure support clamp adapted to releasably secure an upper structure of the flexible bronchoscope so that at least a majority of the length of the insertion tube lies within the protection tube. The upper structure support clamp connection with the upper structure of the bronchoscope preferably allows the insertion tube to hang freely within the protection tube when the protection tube is oriented substantially vertically.

主权项

1. An assembly for storage and protection of a flexible bronchoscope with a flexible insertion tube comprising:
(a) a protection tube with a top end, a bottom end and a bore defined within the protection tube substantially greater in diameter than that of an insertion tube of the flexible bronchoscope; (b) an upper structure support clamp fixed to the protection tube by a first clamp connector and extending above the top end of the protection tube by a support bar to support a scope clamp; and (c) the scope clamp being adapted to securely and releasably engage an upper structure of the flexible bronchoscope so that at least a majority of the insertion tube is located within the bore of the protection tube.