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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2018
Applicant:
Hoya Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Harald Huber, Augsburg, DE;
Assignee:
HOYA CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 2/08 (2006.01); A61L 2/10 (2006.01); A61L 2/232 (2006.01); A61L 29/10 (2006.01); A61L 29/12 (2006.01); A61L 29/14 (2006.01); A61B 1/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 2/088 (2013.01); A61L 2/10 (2013.01); A61L 2/232 (2013.01); A61L 29/106 (2013.01); A61L 29/126 (2013.01); A61L 29/143 (2013.01); A61B 1/121 (2013.01); A61L 2202/11 (2013.01); A61L 2202/17 (2013.01); A61L 2202/24 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention refers to an endoscope including at least one channel which may be contaminated in use, wherein the channel wall of the at least one channel is formed of a material having properties capable of photocatalysis. The invention further refers to a method for cleaning such an endoscope including the steps of: The invention further refers to a cleaning device for cleaning such an endoscope.