US 12,245,904 B2
Endoscope cleaning and inspection system and method
Mark Jackson, Great Wakering (GB); and Joshua J. Korth, St. Louis Park, MN (US)
Assigned to Medivators Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US)
Filed by Medivators Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US)
Filed on Aug. 29, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/457,461.
Application 18/457,461 is a continuation of application No. 17/938,452, filed on Oct. 6, 2022, granted, now 11,793,601.
Application 17/938,452 is a continuation of application No. 17/289,502, granted, now 11,497,581, previously published as PCT/US2019/059355, filed on Nov. 1, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/755,829, filed on Nov. 5, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2024/0024068 A1, Jan. 25, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61B 90/70 (2016.01); A61B 1/12 (2006.01); B08B 9/032 (2006.01); G01M 3/28 (2006.01); G01M 3/38 (2006.01); G01N 21/88 (2006.01); G01N 21/954 (2006.01); G06F 3/0488 (2022.01); H04N 7/18 (2006.01); H04N 23/66 (2023.01); H04N 23/69 (2023.01); H04N 23/50 (2023.01)
CPC A61B 90/70 (2016.02) [B08B 9/032 (2013.01); G01M 3/2815 (2013.01); G01M 3/38 (2013.01); G01N 21/8851 (2013.01); G01N 21/954 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); H04N 7/183 (2013.01); H04N 23/66 (2023.01); H04N 23/69 (2023.01); A61B 2090/701 (2016.02); A61B 2090/702 (2016.02); B08B 2209/032 (2013.01); H04N 23/555 (2023.01)] 13 Claims
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1. A method of testing and cleaning of a subject endoscope, performed with an endoscope testing and cleaning unit, comprising:
establishing a fluid connection between a port of the subject endoscope and a fluid connector of the testing and cleaning unit;
performing, with the testing and cleaning unit, a leak test of an internal lumen of the subject endoscope using pressure via the fluid connection;
performing, with the testing and cleaning unit, a chemical flush of the internal lumen of the subject endoscope using a chemical fluid via the fluid connection;
outputting respective results of the leak test and the chemical flush on a display screen of the testing and cleaning unit;
performing, with optical inspection equipment operably coupled to the testing and cleaning unit, digital imaging of an inspected area of the subject endoscope, wherein the optical inspection equipment comprises a borescope imaging device external to the testing and cleaning unit, and wherein the optical inspection equipment comprises a magnification imaging device external to the testing and cleaning unit;
outputting the digital imaging on the display screen of the testing and cleaning unit, wherein the digital imaging obtained from the borescope imaging device is output during movement of the borescope imaging device within the internal lumen of the subject endoscope; and
receiving a data stream from the magnification imaging device being moved above an external surface area of the subject endoscope, to obtain a magnification of the external surface area, wherein the digital imaging obtained from the magnification imaging device is output on the display screen and comprises a plurality of images or video from the data stream.