Patent ID: 8480699

Claim:
A system for absorbing fluid material on trocar surfaces, comprising: a trocar; a cleaning instrument having at least two ends; and an absorbent area comprising a plurality of separate individual absorbent discs at one end of the cleaning instrument; wherein each of the plurality of separate individual absorbent discs comprises two faces, an edge, and a hole through the two faces through which part of the cleaning instrument passes; wherein the absorbent area has a first outer diameter at a first part of the absorbent area and a second smaller outer diameter at a second part of the absorbent area, such that at least a portion of the absorbent area has an outer diameter larger than an inner diameter of the trocar; wherein when the absorbent area is inserted inside the trocar, the absorbent area comes into contact with an inner wall of the trocar and absorbs fluid along the inner wall; and wherein when a part of the absorbent area is passed through a tip at a distal end of the trocar, the absorbent area absorbs fluid along an outer wall of the tip.