Title:
【発明の名称】人体内の自然空洞の洗浄装置
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JPH06504221
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
The present invention relates to an apparatus for the controlled irrigation of natural cavities of the human body, particularly for endoscopes and more particularly for urological, gynecological and arthroscopic endoscopes. The irrigation apparatus (10) is comprised of at least two channels (12, 14), the first to inject in a continuous mode an irrigation liquid into one of such cavities and the second to evacuate in a continuous mode said irrigation liquid from the cavity, said apparatus incorporating an irrigation circuit (11) coupled to one of said channels and a suction circuit (14) coupled to the other channel. The irrigation circuit (11) and the suction circuit (14) are each provided with a pump (16, 18), a pressure sensor (17, 19) and means to compare the pressures measured by each of said sensors and to control the pumps (16, 18) as a function of the registered pressure differences. Apparatus for use specifically in medecine.
Inventors:
Le Mer, Ivan
Gonon, Bertrand
Gonon, Bertrand
Application Number:
JP51044892A
Publication Date:
May 19, 1994
Filing Date:
April 22, 1992
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Say and D Biomedical Society Anonymous
International Classes:
A61B1/00; A61B1/12; A61M1/00; G05D16/20; A61M3/02; (IPC1-7): A61B1/00; A61M1/00
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Soichi Takezawa