Trocar assembly with a cleaning element for use during a laparoscopic procedure
First Claim
1. A trocar assembly with an integrated scope-cleaning structure, the trocar assembly comprising:
- a chamber with a proximal opening configured to receive a distal end of a scope, wherein the chamber has a first diameter;
a cannula extending distally from the chamber, and configured to extend distally into a patient body, wherein the cannula is further configured to receive the distal end of the scope such that the scope can be maneuvered through the cannula to a location within the patient body, wherein the cannula has a second diameter, and wherein the first diameter is larger than the second diameter; and
a cleaning element forming a surface within the chamber, wherein the surface of the cleaning element is configured to remove debris from at least one non-longitudinal, end-facing surface of the scope.
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a trocar assembly with an integrated scope-cleaning structure. The trocar assembly may include a chamber with a proximal opening configured to receive a distal end of a scope. A cannula extend distally from the chamber and may be configured to extend distally into a patient body. The cannula may be further configured to receive the distal end of the scope such that the scope can be maneuvered through the cannula to a location within the patient body. The trocar assembly may include a cleaning element forming a surface within the chamber, where the surface of the cleaning element is configured to remove debris from at least one non-longitudinal, end-facing surface of the scope.
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1. A trocar assembly with an integrated scope-cleaning structure, the trocar assembly comprising:
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a chamber with a proximal opening configured to receive a distal end of a scope, wherein the chamber has a first diameter; a cannula extending distally from the chamber, and configured to extend distally into a patient body, wherein the cannula is further configured to receive the distal end of the scope such that the scope can be maneuvered through the cannula to a location within the patient body, wherein the cannula has a second diameter, and wherein the first diameter is larger than the second diameter; and a cleaning element forming a surface within the chamber, wherein the surface of the cleaning element is configured to remove debris from at least one non-longitudinal, end-facing surface of the scope. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A trocar assembly for use during a laparoscopic procedure, the trocar assembly comprising:
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a housing forming a chamber, the chamber having a proximal opening configured to receive a distal end of a scope; a cannula extending distally along a longitudinal axis from the housing and configured to extend distally into a patient body, wherein the cannula is further configured to receive the distal end of the scope such that the scope can be maneuvered through the cannula to a location within the patient body; and a cleaning element receiving surface disposed within the chamber at a proximal end of the cannula, wherein the cleaning element receiving surface is configured to receive a cleaning element with a cleaning surface for removing debris from at least one non-longitudinal, end-facing surface of the scope. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A cleaning element for cleaning at least one surface of a scope while that scope is engaged into a trocar assembly, the cleaning element comprising:
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at least one absorbent cleaning surface configured to remove debris from at least one non-longitudinal, end-facing surface of a scope; and a second surface configured to secure to a cleaning element receiving surface within a chamber of a trocar assembly, wherein the cleaning surface of the cleaning element is configured to be fully encompassed within a chamber of a trocar assembly during a cleaning procedure, and wherein the cleaning element forms an opening that has a diameter at least as large as a diameter of a cannula leading to a distal end of the trocar assembly such that the opening provides access to the cannula when the cleaning element is secured to the cleaning element receiving surface. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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