Endoscope wiper blade cleaner
US9763567B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 26, 2011 |
| Grant date | Sep 19, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 23, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B1/3132
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A minimally invasive surgical instrument including a viewing instrument and a wiper mechanism configured and adapted to clean a lens of the viewing instrument. The wiper mechanism includes a wiper that is configured and adapted to contact and translate across a surface of the lens. An actuator moves the wiper across the lens to clean the lens.
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