Laparoscope system

摘要

A visual system for laparoscopy comprising a visual device having a visual head member and an elongated connector; a manipulation device having a handheld operation portion, an insertion portion and a first contact element; and an external device comprising means to communicate with the vision head member, via the first contact element, when the elongated connector is mounted in an lumen of the insertion portion. The insertion portion of the manipulation device is configured to be extendable out from a body cavity through an airtight passage whereby the elongated connector is configured to be slidably mounted into the lumen of the insertion portion outside of the body cavity upon the insertion portion is withdrawn into the body cavity.

主权项

1. A method of assembling a visual system comprising a manipulation device having an insertion portion and a first contact element and being connectable with a visual device having a vision head member and an elongated connector, the method comprising:
extending a distal end of said insertion portion including a sharp or chamfered distal tip out of an airtight body cavity through an airtight passage from inside said airtight body cavity to outside said airtight body cavity, said airtight passage comprising an internal diameter greater than a maximal diameter of said vision head member; connecting said visual device to said manipulation device, said connecting includes slidably mounting a proximal end of said elongated connector into a lumen of said insertion portion while said distal end of said insertion portion including the sharp or chamfered distal tip is extended out of the airtight body cavity; and withdrawing said visual device into said cavity through said airtight passage.