Device for accommodating surgical tool prior to and during medical procedures
AssigneeCovidien LP
InventorsAdam Muratori, Bill Kane, David Fink, Joe Gordon, Mark Guarraia, Paul Bertram, Paul Puniello, Justin Morse
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Abstract
A device may be configured for white balancing a medical videoscopic camera system prior to videoscopic medical procedures, as well as optionally simultaneously or non-simultaneously applying a fog-prohibiting agent to the distal lens of a medical videoscope such as an endoscope or laparoscope. The device combines a white balancing mechanism, protective mechanism, and defogging mechanism in one simple easy to use device.
Claims20
A device for accommodating a surgical tool comprising:
- a housing having an outer surface defining an opening, an interior of the housing defining a canal for receiving a surgical tool, the canal having a first end coupled to the opening and a second end terminating within the housing such that the second end is closed within the housing;
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- a seal disposed about the opening to provide sealing and configured to provide an indication when the device is warmed up by a heating element of the device and ready for use;
- wherein the seal is configured to provide sealing on the surgical tool while the surgical tool is inserted through the seal.
A device for accommodating a surgical tool comprising:
- a housing having an outer surface defining an opening, an interior of the housing defining a canal for receiving a surgical tool, the canal having a first end coupled to the opening and a second end terminating within the housing;
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- a seal disposed about the opening to provide sealing and configured to provide an indication when the device is warmed up by a heating element of the device and ready for use,
- wherein the indication is visible when the surgical tool is received within the canal;
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- wherein the seal is configured to provide sealing on the surgical tool while the surgical tool is inserted through the seal.
A device configured to defog an endoscope, the device comprising:
- a housing having an outer surface defining an opening, an interior of the housing defining a canal for receiving the endoscope, the canal having a first end coupled to the opening and a second end terminating within the housing such that the second end is closed within the housing;
- a heating element disposed within the housing:
- a battery disposed within the housing configured to power the heating element;
- a seal disposed about the opening to seal about the endoscope and configured to change color upon heating providing a visual indication the device is ready to use.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.