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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2021
Applicant:
Adventist Health System/sunbelt, Inc., Altamonte Springs, FL (US);
Inventors:
Jacqueline Thornton, Altamonte Springs, FL (US);
Craig Baker, Altamonte Springs, FL (US);
Gareth Hearn, Altamonte Springs, FL (US);
Jodi Fails, Altamonte Springs, FL (US);
Assignee:
ADVENTIST HEALTH SYSTEM/SUNBELT, INC., Altamonte Springs, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00 (2006.01); G02B 23/24 (2006.01); A61B 1/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00137 (2013.01); A61B 1/00089 (2013.01); A61B 1/00101 (2013.01); A61B 1/00144 (2013.01); A61B 1/00174 (2013.01); G02B 23/2476 (2013.01); A61B 1/0014 (2013.01); A61B 1/0676 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a cap for protecting an imaging instrument from damage caused by impact or poor handling. Exemplary devices can include a rigid outer shell and soft inner lining surrounding a distal tip of the instrument, to be applied between instrument use, and during instrument transport, disinfection, sterilization, and storage.