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US 2023/0414085 A1Published application
Intraoperative endoscope cleaning system
AssigneeBayou Surgical, Inc.
InventorsRajitha ALURU, William COHN, Jorge SALAZAR, Scott SLOSS, Abdul UMARU
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Abstract
The disclosure is directed to methods and systems for cleaning scopes using a camera port (e.g. trocar) which has been modified to include a cleaning system. A trocar is a device designed to allow surgical instruments and tools to be quickly and easily inserted into a body cavity without contacting the surrounding tissue.
Claims22
A trocar for an intraoperative endoscope cleaning system, the trocar comprising:
- a main body comprising a head portion and an elongate hollow tube portion extending from the head portion and terminating at a distal end, wherein the tube portion defines a cavity configured to receive an endoscope;
- a single inlet port disposed through the head portion of the main body and configured to selectively receive a wash solution, a gas, or both;
- a single fluid channel disposed in or adjacent the tube portion of the main body and in fluid communication with the inlet port to receive the wash solution, the gas, or both from the inlet port;
- a single cleaning orifice disposed adjacent the distal end of the tube portion of the main body and in fluid communication with the fluid channel to receive the wash solution, the gas, or both from the fluid channel and to allow the wash solution, the gas, or both to flow toward the cavity;
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- one or more sensors disposed on or in the tube portion of the main body between the cleaning orifice and the head portion of the main body, the one or more sensors configured to sense a position of the endoscope within the cavity.
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A trocar for an intraoperative endoscope cleaning system, the trocar comprising:
- a main body comprising a head portion and an elongate hollow tube portion extending from the head portion and terminating at a distal end, wherein the tube portion defines a cavity configured to receive an endoscope;
- an inlet port disposed through the head portion of the main body and configured to alternatively receive a wash solution and a dry gas;
- a fluid channel disposed in or adjacent the tube portion of the main body and in fluid communication with the inlet port to alternatively receive the wash solution and the dry gas from the inlet port;
- a cleaning orifice disposed adjacent the distal end of the tube portion of the main body and in fluid communication with the fluid channel to alternatively receive the wash solution and the dry gas and to allow the wash solution and the dry gas to flow toward the cavity;
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- one or more sensors disposed on or in the tube portion of the main body between the cleaning orifice and the head portion of the main body, the one or more sensors configured to sense a position of the endoscope within the cavity.
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20-25. (canceled)
An intraoperative endoscope cleaning system comprising:
- a control unit;
- a wash solution reservoir;
- a gas supply connected to the control unit;
- and a trocar connected to the control unit and the wash solution reservoir, wherein the trocar is configured for facilitation of an endoscope into a body of a patient and for cleaning the endoscope during use, the trocar further comprising:
- a main body comprising a head portion and an elongate hollow tube portion extending from the head portion and terminating at a distal end, wherein the tube portion defines a cavity configured to receive an endoscope;
- a single inlet port disposed through the head portion of the main body and configured to selectively receive a wash solution from the wash solution reservoir, a gas from the gas supply, or both;
- a single fluid channel disposed in or adjacent the tube portion of the main body and in fluid communication with the inlet port to receive the wash solution, the gas, or both from the inlet port;
- a single cleaning orifice disposed adjacent the distal end of the tube portion of the main body and in fluid communication with the fluid channel to receive the wash solution, the gas, or both from the fluid channel and to allow the wash solution, the gas, or both to flow toward the cavity;
- and one or more sensors disposed on or in the tube portion of the main body between the cleaning orifice and the head portion of the main body, the one or more sensors configured to sense a position of the endoscope within the cavity.
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27-65. (canceled)
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.