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Apparatus and method for in vivo cleaning of an optical lens of a surgical visualization device

US11154187B2 · kind B2 · utility

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31Claims

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Inventors

Peter Hyunjoon Kwon · Alpine, US
James L. LEVINSOHN · Middletown, US
Jeffrey Ralph Swift · Boca Grande, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 16, 2020
Grant date	Oct 26, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 16, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2017/00331
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A surgical device comprising a shaft having a proximal end and a distal end, a spring extending from the distal end of the shaft and curving away from a longitudinal axis of the shaft, the spring having a predetermined width and a thickness substantially smaller than the predetermined width to provide preferential bending in a direction of the curvature of the spring, and a tip extending from a distal end of the spring, said tip including an attachment surface for attaching an absorbent material thereto.

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