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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2015
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Lance Fagan, Bartow, FL (US);
Steven Bragg, Winter Haven, FL (US);
Seth Masek, Dover, FL (US);
Jean-Paul Deeb, Land O Lakes, FL (US);
COVIDIEN LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
A cleaning fixture for cleaning a medical device comprising a shaft receiving portion configured to receive a shaft and end effector assembly of the medical device, the shaft receiving portion including at least one nozzle disposed towards a distal end of the shaft receiving portion such that the at least one nozzle is positioned adjacent the end effector assembly of the medical device upon receipt of the shaft and end effector assembly of the medical device within the shaft receiving portion, and a handle receiving portion configured to receive the housing and handle of the medical device, the handle receiving portion releasably securable with the shaft receiving portion to enclose the medical device therein, the handle receiving portion including at least one lever activation assembly positioned adjacent the handle and operable to selectively actuate the handle to manipulate the end effector assembly.