Devices, systems and methods for cleaning of elongated instrument surface

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United States of America

PATENT NO 12239296
APP PUB NO 20240115121A1
SERIAL NO

18540601

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Devices, systems and methods for cleaning a surface of as elongated instrument held within a cavity. In particular embodiments of the device, a longitudinal wire member extends along an elongated instrument (e.g. a laparoscope) and a rotatable transverse member removes matter from a surface of the instrument (e.g. a lens).

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  • BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM; ASCENSION TEXAS

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Idelson, Christopher Austin, US 8 9
Rylander, Christopher Austin, US 13 40
Uecker, John Austin, US 4 9

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