Patent ID: 11857382
Assignee: CLEARCAM, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 11:
12. An imaging element cleaning apparatus, comprising:
a chassis;
a sheath assembly comprising a scope sheath, a cleaning member and a coupling element, wherein the cleaning member is fixedly attached to a first end portion of the coupling element and is adjacent a first end portion of the scope sheath; and
a drive unit coupled to the chassis, wherein the drive unit comprises at least one movement actuator and a sheath mount, wherein the scope sheath is attached at a second end portion thereof to the sheath mount, wherein the at least one movement actuator is attached to a second end portion of the coupling element for enabling the coupling element to be selectively rotated thereby and to be selectively translated axially thereby, wherein the at least one movement actuator comprises a first movement actuator adapted to provide rotational movement of a structure attached to a motion imparting portion thereof and a second movement actuator adapted to provide axial movement of a structure attached to a motion imparting portion thereof, wherein the coupling element is attached to the motion imparting portion of the first movement actuator and wherein a mounting portion of the first movement actuator is attached to the motion imparting portion of the second actuation device.