Patent ID: 8926507
Filing Date: 2015-01-06
Classification: A61B,A61M

Abstract:
1. A surgical portal apparatus, comprising: a cleaning device including an elongated shaft and a cleaning element having a first end and a second end, the cleaning element extending distally from the elongated shaft; and a housing member including: a leading portion; a trailing portion; an intermediate portion disposed between the leading and trailing portions; one or more instrument ports longitudinally extending between the leading and trailing portions, the one or more instrument ports configured and adapted to receive a surgical instrument therein; and at least one cleaning port extending between the leading and trailing portions, the at least one cleaning port configured and adapted to receive the cleaning device therein, the cleaning device configured and adapted to clean the surgical instrument; wherein the cleaning element is transitionable between a first folded condition, a second folded condition, and an expanded condition, the cleaning element disposed distal of the elongated shaft in the expanded condition, and wherein in at least one of the folded conditions the first and second ends of the cleaning element extend proximally beyond a distal-most portion of the elongated shaft where the cleaning element attaches to the elongated shaft.