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US 12,390,840 B2Granted
Cleaning device
AssigneeIph Limited
InventorRoderick Francis Galantai
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Abstract
Cleaning devices described herein can provide a hybrid fin and wiper system to facilitate removal of residual solids and liquids from a tubular device (e.g., endoscope), even in a single pass. The cleaning devices described herein can provide pressure equalization and release to effectively clean a blind channel without causing hydraulic compaction of debris. The cleaning devices described herein can provide a connection system that facilitates adjustment and customization based on the needs of a particular application.
Claims19
A cleaning device comprising:
- a control shaft;
- a first cleaning section comprising wipers axially offset from each other, each of the wipers extending at least partially circumferentially about a first length of a core member to form a respective wiper width that is orthogonal to the first length of the core member, the respective wiper width being greater than a respective wiper longitudinal length that is parallel to the first length of the core member;
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- a second cleaning section comprising fins, each of the fins extending longitudinally along a second length of the core member to form a respective fin longitudinal length that is parallel to the second length of the core member, the respective fin longitudinal length being greater than a respective fin width that is orthogonal to the second length of the core member, wherein the first length of the core member and the second length of the core member define a lumen extending at least partially through the first cleaning section and the second cleaning section, the second cleaning section having ports providing fluid communication between the lumen and a space outside the cleaning device.
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A cleaning device comprising:
- a control shaft;
- a first cleaning section comprising first wipers axially offset from each other, each of the first wipers extending entirely circumferentially about a first length of a core member;
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- a second cleaning section comprising at least four second wipers axially offset from each other, each of the second wipers extending about only a portion of a second length of the core member, wherein the at least four second wipers extend from the second length of the core member in respective radial directions that are different from each other.
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A cleaning device comprising:
- a control shaft;
- a first cleaning section comprising first wipers axially offset from each other, each of the first wipers extending entirely circumferentially about a first length of a core member, each of the first wipers being monolithically formed with the first length of the core member;
- a second cleaning section comprising second wipers axially offset from each other, each of the second wipers extending about only a portion of a second length of the core member, each of the second wipers being monolithically formed with the second length of the core member;
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- a third cleaning section comprising fins, each of the fins extending longitudinally along a third length of the core member to form a respective fin longitudinal length that is parallel to the third length of the core member, the respective fin longitudinal length being greater than a respective fin width that is orthogonal to the third length of the core member, each of the fins being monolithically formed with the third length of the core member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.