Medical device inspection system
AssigneeClarus Medical, LLC
InventorsScott Allen SUNDET, Cindy Trosen SUNDET, Randal Alan GATZKE
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Abstract
A medical device inspection system may include a base, a medical device holder on the base, a fiber scope holder on the base, a moveable roller moveably attached to the base such that it is free to rotate around an axis and move from a first position to a second position along the base, and a feeder coupled with the base for feeding a flexible portion of the fiber scope into a lumen of the medical device. During use, the flexible portion of the fiber scope may extend from the handle, around the moveable roller, and through the feeder to enter an opening in the lumen of the medical device.
Claims21
1-51. (canceled)
A medical device inspection system comprising:
- a frame including a medical device holder for holding a medical device having a lumen to be inspected;
- a display portion;
- an inspection scope with a flexible portion and a camera;
- a feeder supported by the frame and configured to move the flexible portion of the inspection scope, such that, the flexible portion extends, during use, through the feeder and through an opening in the lumen of the medical device, wherein the feeder comprises:
- a first drum;
- a second drum;
- and
- a drive mechanism configured to move the first drum to move the flexible portion of the inspection scope.
A method for inspecting an inside of a medical device, the method comprising:
- positioning an inspection scope through the feeder;
- advancing a distal end of the inspection scope into an opening in a lumen of the medical device;
- advancing the distal end of the inspection scope farther into the lumen of the medical device, using the feeder;
- and
- capturing at least one image of the lumen of the medical device with the inspection scope.
A medical device inspection system comprising:
- a frame including a medical device holder for holding a medical device having a lumen to be inspected, wherein the medical device holder comprises a clamp;
- a display portion comprising a video monitor;
- an inspection scope with a flexible portion and a camera at a distal tip, wherein the inspection scope is water resistant;
- a feeder supported by the frame and configured to move the flexible portion of the inspection scope, such that, the flexible portion extends, during use, through the feeder and through an opening in the lumen of the medical device, wherein the feeder comprises:
- a first spinning drum comprising a contact surface for moving the flexible portion of the inspection scope;
- a second spinning drum comprising a contact surface for moving the flexible portion of the inspection scope;
- a drive mechanism configured to move the first spinning drum to move the flexible portion of the inspection scope to pass between the first spinning drum and the second spinning drum;
- and
- a controller comprising a processor and a computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the medical device inspection system to advance the inspection scope automatically through the lumen of the medical device in incremental steps.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.