Methods, devices and systems for cleaning an imaging element with a translatable cleaning element
US11707189B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 2, 2022 |
| Grant date | Jul 25, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 2, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB08B1/30
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A device operable to clean an imaging element of a visualization scope comprises a visualization scope engagement body, a cleaning element having a first end portion thereof located adjacent to a distal end of the visualization scope engagement body and a cleaning head attached to the visualization scope engagement body at the distal end thereof. The first end portion of the cleaning element is engaged with the cleaning head. The cleaning head is movable between a deployed configuration relative to the visualization scope engagement body and a retracted configuration relative to the visualization scope engagement body. A centerline longitudinal axis of the visualization scope engagement body extends through the cleaning head when the cleaning head is in the deployed configuration and does not extend through the cleaning head when the cleaning head is in the retracted configuration. The cleaning element is movable for cleaning debris from the imaging element.
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