Patent ID: 9545194
Date: 2017-01-17
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. A cleaning system integrated into a trocar and configured to clean a lens of a scope to be disposed through the trocar, comprising: a first cleaning component disposed within a lumen defined by the trocar configured for removing solid debris from the lens of the scope, such that the lens of the scope and the first cleaning component can be brought into contact, and wherein the first cleaning component comprises a brush having a saline spigot for cleaning the debris from the brush and lens of the scope; a second cleaning component disposed within the lumen defined by the trocar configured for wiping fluid from the lens of the scope, such that the lens of the scope and the second cleaning component can be brought into contact, wherein the second cleaning component comprises a sponge, the sponge being configured to collapse against a wall of the lumen defined by the trocar, and wherein a slidable switch is configured to collapse the sponge against the wall of the lumen defined by the trocar; and a third cleaning component configured to wick the solid debris and fluid away from the lens of the scope, wherein the third cleaning component is disposed at a distal end of the trocar.