Devices, apparatuses, systems and methods for facilitating cleaning of an imaging element of an imaging device
US11857382B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 20, 2021 |
| Grant date | Jan 2, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 1, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B34/30
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Embodiments of the disclosures made herein are directed to devices, apparatuses, systems and methods for facilitating cleaning of an imaging element of imaging devices used with robotic systems. Devices, apparatuses, systems and methods in accordance with the disclosures made herein provide a lens cleaning device configured to perform one or more cleaning events to remove contaminating matter from an imaging element (e.g., lens) of an imaging device (e.g., a laparoscope). In preferred embodiments, such devices, apparatuses, systems and methods are adapted specifically for facilitating in-vivo cleaning of an imaging element of imaging devices that are used with robotic surgical systems. Advantageously, embodiments of such robotic surgical system implementations enable a surgeon to readily resolve sub-optimal visualization of the surgical field during robotic (e.g., laparoscopic) surgical procedures.
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