Flow guide

USRE46062E1 · kind E1 · reissue

Assignee

• Endoguard Limited · GB

Inventors

• Adam James · Burns, US
• Jie Chen · Schaumburg, US
• Anthony Arthur Wills · London, GB

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 16, 2015
• Grant date: Jul 12, 2016
• Expiry date: Apr 16, 2035

Classification

• Technology area (CPC —): General

Abstract

A flow guide directs a fluid flow across a surface of a device, for example a lens surface of an endoscope, in a controlled manner to facilitate flow attachment to the surface. Embodiments include features that impart a non-uniform velocity profile and/or include guide surfaces for facilitating flow attachment and/or coverage.