Apparatus for sterilizing an instrument channel of a surgical scoping device
US10434207B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 4, 2018 |
| Grant date | Oct 8, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 4, 2038 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02A50/30
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Sterilization apparatus comprising a sterilization instrument configured to be inserted through the instrument channel of a surgical scoping device and a withdrawal device for withdrawing the sterilization instrument from the instrument channel at a predetermined rate. The sterilization instrument comprises an elongate probe having a probe tip with a first electrode and a second electrode arranged to produce an electric field from received RF and/or microwave frequency EM energy. In operation the instrument may disinfect an inner surface of the instrument channel by emitting energy while being withdrawn through the channel.
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