Patent ID: 11937783
Assignee: STRYKER CORPORATION
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 10:
11. A method for cleaning a surgical scope of an endoscopic imager via an image processing system that comprises one or more processors and is communicatively connected to a fluid delivery apparatus that comprises at least one controller and a valve system for controlling supply of one or more fluids to a surgical scope cleaner, the method comprising:
receiving one or more images of a surgical field from the endoscopic imager at the image processing system;
detecting by the image processing system a deposit on a lens of the surgical scope by analyzing the one or more images;
in response to detecting the deposit on the lens of the surgical scope, providing a notification to a user that a deposit on the lens has been detected;
receiving, from the user, a response to the notification confirming that the user desires cleaning of the surgical scope;
in response to receiving the response to the notification confirming that the user desires cleaning of the surgical scope, sending a command from the image processing system to the controller of the fluid delivery apparatus instructing the apparatus to provide one or more fluids to the surgical field for cleaning the surgical scope; and
in response to the controller of the fluid delivery apparatus receiving the command from the image processing system, automatically controlling a cleaning sequence for cleaning the surgical scope.