Patent ID: 8668642

Claim:
A surgical portal apparatus, comprising: a cleaning device including an elongated shaft and a cleaning element having a first end and a second end, wherein the elongated shaft is coupled to the cleaning element at a distal end of the elongated shaft between the first end and the second end of the cleaning element such that the elongated shaft and the cleaning element form a T-shape; and a housing member including: a leading portion; a trailing portion; and 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 folded condition and an expanded condition, wherein the first end and the second end diametrically oppose each other in the folded condition, and wherein a portion of the cleaning element extends to at least one of the one or more instrument ports in the expanded condition.