Patent SG-11201900401W-A (SG)
Title: Universal endoscope drying cabinet
Inventor: HOOPER JAMES
IPC: A61B50/22
Filed: 2017-07-31
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) -., (19) World Intellectual Property MD HIM 0 11101 HOE HI 1 0 101101010111111 MO 110 11110 ill 011 Organization International Bureau (10) International Publication Number 03 (43) International Publication Date ......P' WO 2018/024690 Al 08 February 2018 (08.02.2018) W I P0 I P C T (51) International Patent Classification: (72) Inventors: HOOPER, James; 130 Old Church Road, A61B 1/12 (2006.01) A61B 50/22 (2016.01) Clevedon, North Somerset BS21 7XP (GB). WATTS, (21) International Application Number: Steven; 1 The Old Dairy, Bickenhall, Taunton Somerset TA3 6TX (GB). PCT/EP2017/069358 (22) International Filing Date: (74) Agent: JENKINS, Peter, David et al.; PAGE WHITE 31 July 2017 (31.07.2017) & FARRER, Bedford House, John Street, London Greater London WC1N 2BF (GB). (25) Filing Language: English (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every (26) Publication Language: English kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, (30) Priority Data: AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, 62/369,644 01 August 2016 (01.08.2016) US CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, (71) Applicant: CANTEL MEDICAL (UK) LIMITED HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JO, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, [GB/GB]; Wolseley House, Dyson Way, Staffordshire KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, Technology Park, Beaconside, Stafford ST18 OGA (GB). MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, (54) Title: UNIVERSAL ENDOSCOPE DRYING CABINET 100 --ak PRESSURE INDICATOR 122 VENT la 104 116 102 COLLECTOR-~-11 8 CARRIER 110 ENDOSCOPE DOOR 124 14 . I a? 114 MOISTURE CARRIER COLLECTOR 112 DOOR 124 114 112 r ENDOSCOPE 108 1 14 106 MOISTURE VENT FILTER COLLECTOR CARRIER 110 128 13C 124 '14 ENDOSCOPE 114 ---L 6 - . 106 1120 Fla 1 ,-, . 4 (57) : Embodiments for a universal endoscope drying cabinet are disclosed. In an embodiment, an endoscope drying cabinet C:::: ) comprises: a first compartment configured to receive at least one endoscope; a second compartment and a partition separating the first 01 and second compartments. The partition comprises an aperture and an airflow accelerator configured to generate a first pressure in il• the first compartment and a second pressure in the second compartment, wherein the first pressure is greater than the second pressure. C The endoscope drying cabinet further comprises: a conduit extending through the at least one aperture, wherein a proximal end of the --.... conduit terminates in the first compartment and a distal end of the conduit terminates in the second compartment. Additionally, the c)1: 1-1 endoscope drying cabinet comprises: a distal end coupled to the proximal end of the conduit and a proximal end configured to receive cz at least two different sizes of endoscope distal tips. ei C [Continued on next page] WO 2018/024690 Al MIDEDIMOMMIDIIMERIONIONOMINEDIHMEMOIS SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Published: — with international search report (Art. 21(3))