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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2020
Filed:
May. 30, 2018
Carefusion 2200, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Joanna L. Rosenbaum, Evanston, IL (US);
Jeanny Chung, Deerfield, IL (US);
Patrick Hubbard, Vernon Hills, IL (US);
Joseph Prybell, Mundelein, IL (US);
Corrie Threlkeld, Vernon Hills, IL (US);
Sara Tillman, Vernon Hills, IL (US);
Brandon Toth, Vernon Hills, IL (US);
Andrew P. VanDeWeghe, Grayslake, IL (US);
Thomas Wilschke, Chicago, IL (US);
Jesse Charles Darley, Madison, WI (US);
Christopher Alan Harris, Madison, WI (US);
Curtis B. Irwin, Madison, WI (US);
Stephen A. Latham, Sun Prairie, WI (US);
Daniel J. Lee, Princeton Junction, NJ (US);
Douglas Rodenkirch, Sun Prairie, WI (US);
Jeffrey R. Staszak, Deerfield, WI (US);
CareFusion 2200, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
A trocar assembly with an integrated scope-cleaning structure may have a proximal portion configured for accessibility by a user and a cannula extending distally from the proximal portion and configured to extend distally into a patient body, where the cannula is further configured to receive a distal end of a scope such that the scope can be maneuvered through the cannula to a location within the patient body. A cleaning element may be included, where the proximal portion includes a housing, where the cleaning element is substantially located within the housing.