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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 16, 2012
Elias Hartoumbekis, New Haven, CT (US);
Brian Rockrohr, Waterbury, CT (US);
Gregory Fischvogt, Hamden, CT (US);
Elias Hartoumbekis, New Haven, CT (US);
Brian Rockrohr, Waterbury, CT (US);
Gregory Fischvogt, Hamden, CT (US);
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
An instrument cleaning apparatus facilitates the cleaning of a scope utilized during a surgical procedure. The instrument cleaning apparatus includes a base portion and a fluid retention portion. The base portion includes a substantially tubular wall having a proximal end and a distal end and a longitudinal passageway extending therethrough. The fluid retention portion is in mechanical cooperation with the base portion and is adapted to retain a cleaning fluid therein. The fluid retention portion may be contacted by the scope.