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US 2019/0167088 A1Published application
Electronic Endoscope Cleaner Sheath
AssigneeGyrus ACMI, Inc. d.b.a. Olympus Surgical Technologies America
InventorChristopher A. Cook
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Abstract
An apparatus for cleaning a distal tip of an endoscope includes a driver configured to be mounted over a shaft of the endoscope, the driver adapted for generating transverse waves along a length of the shaft. The apparatus may be provided as a retrofit to existing equipment, or as a feature of new equipment. Methods of operation are disclosed.
Claims20
Apparatus for cleaning a distal tip of an endoscope, the apparatus comprising:
- a driver configured to be mounted in contact with a shaft of the endoscope, where the driver is configured to generate transverse waves along a length of the shaft such that the transverse waves cause a physical transverse movement proximate the distal tip of the endoscope.
Apparatus for cleaning a distal tip of an endoscope, the apparatus comprising:
- a driver configured to be mounted in contact with a shaft of the endoscope, where the driver is configured to generate transverse waves along a length of the shaft;
- a source configured for powering the driver;
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- a sheath configured for transmitting the transverse waves such that the transverse waves cause a physical transverse movement proximate the distal tip of the endoscope.
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An endoscope comprising:
- a shaft comprising a distal tip including a window for providing visualization;
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- a driver mounted over and in contact with the shaft, where the driver is configured to generate transverse waves, where the transverse waves are configured to cause a physical transverse movement proximate the distal tip of the shaft.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.