Scope cleaning device configured to be removeably connected to a surgical tool

A cleaning device configured for cleaning a surgical tool prior to insertion of the tool into a body of a patient during minimally invasive surgery, the cleaning device comprising:

• a housing comprising at least one opening for accessing an interior of the housing;
• a sponge and a heater assembly positioned in the interior of the housing;
• and
• a connector comprising a first arm and a second arm extending from an outer surface of the housing,
• wherein an inner surface of the first arm and an inner surface of the second arm define at least a first recess sized to receive a sidewall of a first tubular body having a first diameter, and a second recess sized to receive a sidewall of a second tubular body having a second diameter, different than the first diameter,
• wherein the connector is configured to removably attach the housing to the sidewall of the first tubular body or to the sidewall of the second tubular body, thereby supporting the housing relative to the first tubular body or the second tubular body, and
• wherein the first arm and/or the second arm further define at least one third recess sized to receive and engage a sidewall of a third tubular body having a third diameter, which is less than the first diameter or the second diameter, and wherein the third recess is accessible through a space between the inner surface of the first arm and the inner surface of the second arm which forms a portion of the second recess.

A trocar assembly for introducing a surgical scope to a body during a minimally invasive surgery, the assembly comprising:

• a trocar comprising a tubular body comprising a sidewall having a first maximum outer diameter;
• and a cleaning device configured to removably mount to the sidewall of the tubular body of the trocar, the cleaning device comprising:
• a housing comprising at least one opening for accessing an interior of the housing;
• a sponge and a heater assembly positioned in the interior of the housing;
• and a connector comprising a first arm and a second arm extending from an outer surface of the housing, wherein an inner surface of the first arm and an inner surface of the second arm comprise an outer portion defining at least a first recess sized to receive the sidewall of the tubular body of the trocar, and an inner portion defining a second recess sized to receive a sidewall of a tubular body of a trocar having a second diameter which is smaller than the first diameter, and wherein the connector is configured to removably attach the housing to the trocar to support the housing relative to the trocar.