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US 11,077,473 B2Granted
Cleaning device for blood vessel sealing apparatus
AssigneeCity of Hope
InventorGagandeep Singh
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Abstract
A cleaner device is adapted to clean a blood vessel sealer device. The cleaner device includes a series of brushes that can move relative to blood vessel sealer device to scrub and clean the blood vessel sealer device when coupled to the cleaner device. The brushes can be made of any material that is adapted to clean the blood vessel sealer device. The cleaner device can also be motorized to facilitate cleaning of the blood vessel sealer device.
Claims9
A method of cleaning a blood vessel sealing device, comprising:
- inserting at least a portion of a blood vessel sealer device into a cleaner device, the cleaner device comprising:
- a housing defining a cavity;
- at least one brush inside the cavity, wherein the at least one brush is positioned inside the cavity such that at least a portion of a blood vessel sealer device can be inserted inside the cavity in contact with the at least one brush, wherein the at least one brush moves relative to the at least a portion of the blood vessel sealer device so as to scrub the at least a portion of the blood vessel sealer device when the at least a portion of the blood vessel sealer device is inside the cavity
- causing the at least one brush to scrub the vessel sealer device by manually moving the at least one brush or by activating a motor that causes the at least one brush to move relative to the blood vessel sealer device.
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