Patent ID: 11877729
Assignee: BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A laparoscope cleaning apparatus, comprising:
a retaining member adapted for having a laparoscope mounted thereon;
a handle attached to a proximate end portion of the retaining member;
a cleaning member adjacent to a distal end portion of the retaining member;
an actuation member translatably and rotatably engaged with the handle to enable independent axial translation movement and rotational movement of the actuation member, wherein the actuation member is coupled to the cleaning member to enable rotation of the actuation member to provide corresponding rotational movement of the cleaning member and axial translation of the actuation member to provide corresponding axial translation movement of the cleaning member, and wherein a longitudinal axis of the actuation member is skewed with respect to a longitudinal axis of a central aperture of the retaining member; and
a longitudinal wire member having the cleaning member attached thereto at a distal end portion thereof and having the actuation member attached thereto at a proximate end portion thereof, wherein:
the retaining member comprises a relief extending along at least a portion of a length of a sidewall of the retaining member;
a longitudinal axis of the relief extends approximately parallel to the longitudinal axis of the central aperture of the retaining member;
at least a portion of the longitudinal wire member between said distal and proximate end portions thereof is within the relief;
the retaining member comprises a slot extending through an exterior wall thereof at the proximate end portion thereof;
the slot is a passage extending between the relief and an interior portion of the handle; and
a portion of the longitudinal wire member between the distal and proximate end portions thereof extends through the slot.