Patent ID: 8397335

Claim:
A standalone cleaning device for cleaning at least a portion of a surgical instrument, within a body cavity during minimal invasive surgical procedure, said standalone cleaning device is characterized by a proximal end and a distal end; said distal end comprising: (a) at least one cleansing means; said at least one cleansing means is characterized by an un-deployed configuration in which said device is inserted into said body cavity; and, a deployed configuration in which said portion of said surgical instrument is cleaned; said cleansing means are adapted to be reversibly transformed from said deployed configuration to said un-deployed configuration and from said un-deployed configuration to said deployed configuration; (b) at least one anchoring means for at least partially reversibly anchoring said standalone cleaning device to an anchoring point; said anchoring point is located in an internal body cavity, such that creation of an opening at the location of said anchoring point for said cleaning is prevented; said proximal end comprising actuation means adapted to reversibly activate said anchoring means to provide said anchoring of said standalone cleaning device to said tissue within said body cavity; said cleaning of said surgical instrument is obtained by wiping motions of said portion of said surgical instrument over said cleansing means within said body cavity, such that the removal of said surgical instrument during said surgical procedure for cleaning necessity is avoided.