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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2010
Applicants:
Adam Graham James, London, GB;
Jie Chen, Sidcup, GB;
Anthony Arthur Wills, London, GB;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Endoguard Limited, Suffolk, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/12 (2006.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
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.