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US 2021/0402448 A1Published application
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.
Claims20
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 core member to form a width across the first core member that is greater than a longitudinal length thereof, and
- a second cleaning section comprising fins, each of the fins extending longitudinally along a second core member to form a longitudinal length that is greater than a width thereof across the second core member.
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 core member;
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- 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 core member.
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A modular cleaning device comprising:
- a control shaft comprising a control shaft engagement element;
- a first cleaning section comprising:
- first cleaning features;
- a first proximal engagement element configured to releasably engage the control shaft engagement element;
- and
- a first distal engagement element;
- a second cleaning section comprising:
- second cleaning features;
- and
- a second proximal engagement element;
- and
- a connector comprising:
- a proximal connector engagement element configured to releasably engage the first distal engagement element;
- and
- a distal connector engagement element configured to releasably engage the second proximal engagement element.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.