SURGICAL TOOL CLEANER AND BONE STORAGE DEVICE
First Claim
1. A system for collecting biological material, the system comprising:
- a housing, the housing including an entry opening and a brush assembly chamber, the brush assembly chamber in communication with the entry opening;
a brush assembly disposed within the brush assembly chamber; and
a storage container in communication with the brush assembly chamber.
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Abstract
A method and system for cleaning a surgical tool and storing bone and tissue. The system may include a housing including one or more entry openings and one or more brush assembly chambers, each brush assembly chamber in communication with an entry opening, a brush assembly disposed within each brush assembly chamber, a storage container in communication with each brush assembly chamber, and a ramp face that defines the one or more entry opening. The method may include inserting a distal end of a surgical device with biological material into an entry opening of a collection device, rotating a brush assembly within a brush assembly chamber, the brush assembly and brush assembly chamber being disposed within the collection device, the brush assembly chamber being in communication with the entry opening, and removing biological material from the distal end of the surgical device with the rotating brush assembly.
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24 Claims
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1. A system for collecting biological material, the system comprising:
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a housing, the housing including an entry opening and a brush assembly chamber, the brush assembly chamber in communication with the entry opening; a brush assembly disposed within the brush assembly chamber; and a storage container in communication with the brush assembly chamber. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A system for collecting bone and tissue, the system comprising:
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a housing, the housing defining; a first entry opening and a second entry opening; a first brush assembly chamber and a second brush assembly chamber, the first brush assembly chamber being in communication with the first entry opening and the second brush assembly chamber being in communication with the second entry opening; and an entry ramp, the entry ramp defining the first and second entry openings and a central ridge disposed between the first and second entry openings; a first brush assembly disposed within the first brush assembly chamber and a second brush assembly disposed within the second brush assembly chamber; a first storage container in communication with the first brush assembly chamber and a second storage container in communication with the second brush assembly chamber; and a motor in communication with the first and second brush assemblies, activation of the motor rotating each of the first and second brush assemblies. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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23. A method for collecting biological material from a surgical device, the method comprising:
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inserting a distal end of a surgical device into an entry opening of a collection device, the distal end of the surgical device including biological material; rotating a brush assembly within a brush assembly chamber, the brush assembly and brush assembly chamber being disposed within the collection device, the brush assembly chamber being in communication with the entry opening; and removing biological material from the distal end of the surgical device with the rotating brush assembly.
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