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 housing defining boundaries of a chamber with (a) a proximal opening configured to receive a distal end of a scope, and (b) a distal opening in fluid and mechanical communication with a trocar cannula; and
a cleaning element located at least partially between the proximal opening and the distal opening, where the cleaning element is movable with respect to the housing from at least a first setting to at least a second setting,wherein in the first setting, a first portion of the cleaning element is in a first location and provides a first cleaning surface within the chamber, the first cleaning surface configured to remove debris from a distal end of the scope when the distal end of the scope contacts the first portion of the cleaning element, andwherein in a second setting, the first portion of the cleaning element is displaced to a second location and the scope can extend longitudinally through the distal opening of the housing.
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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 housing defining boundaries of a chamber with (a) a proximal opening configured to receive a distal end of a scope, and (b) a distal opening in fluid and mechanical communication with a trocar cannula. The trocar assembly may further include a cleaning element located at least partially between the proximal opening and the distal opening, where the cleaning element is movable with respect to the housing from at least a first setting where a first portion of the cleaning element may be in a first location and may form a first cleaning surface within the chamber, the first cleaning surface configured to remove debris from a distal end of the scope when the distal end of the scope contacts the first portion of the cleaning element.
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13 Claims
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1. A trocar assembly with an integrated scope-cleaning structure, the trocar assembly comprising:
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a housing defining boundaries of a chamber with (a) a proximal opening configured to receive a distal end of a scope, and (b) a distal opening in fluid and mechanical communication with a trocar cannula; and a cleaning element located at least partially between the proximal opening and the distal opening, where the cleaning element is movable with respect to the housing from at least a first setting to at least a second setting, wherein in the first setting, a first portion of the cleaning element is in a first location and provides a first cleaning surface within the chamber, the first cleaning surface configured to remove debris from a distal end of the scope when the distal end of the scope contacts the first portion of the cleaning element, and wherein in a second setting, the first portion of the cleaning element is displaced to a second location and the scope can extend longitudinally through the distal opening of the housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A trocar assembly with an integrated scope-cleaning structure, the trocar assembly comprising:
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a housing including a proximal opening longitudinally aligned with a distal opening, which distal opening is in fluid and mechanical communication with a trocar cannula; and a rotatable wheel including a first cleaning surface and a wheel opening, each alignable between the proximal opening and distal opening, wherein in a first setting, the first cleaning surface is in a first location such that it is longitudinally aligned with the proximal and distal openings of the housing, and wherein in a second setting, the first cleaning surface is displaced with respect to the first location. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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