US 12,144,950 B2
Container features for surgical instrument lubricant
Mallory E. Schroeder, Cincinnati, OH (US); Justin M. Kovach, Cincinnati, OH (US); Sean P. Conlon, Loveland, OH (US); Mark E. Tebbe, Lebanon, OH (US); Louis P. Mingione, Madison, WI (US); Sudha Vijaykumar, Terre Haute, IN (US); Monica L. Rivard, Cincinnati, OH (US); Shane R. Adams, Lebanon, OH (US); Karen M. Averbeck, Dayton, OH (US); and Ryan J. Reese, Cincinnati, OH (US)
Assigned to Cilag GmbH International, Zug (CH)
Filed by Cilag GmbH International, Zug (CH)
Filed on Apr. 15, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/721,434.
Prior Publication US 2023/0329420 A1, Oct. 19, 2023
Int. Cl. A61M 35/00 (2006.01); A46B 11/00 (2006.01); A47L 17/10 (2006.01); B05C 3/02 (2006.01)
CPC A61M 35/006 (2013.01) [A46B 11/0041 (2013.01); A47L 17/10 (2013.01); B05C 3/02 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus, comprising:
(a) an external body extending between a bottom end and a top end, wherein the external body defines an internal cavity;
(b) a floor attached to the external body;
(c) an applicator pad extending from the floor into the internal cavity defined by the external body, wherein the applicator pad comprises an absorbent material configured to absorb an electro-lubricant, wherein the applicator pad is dimensioned to be grasped by a pair of jaws of a surgical instrument; and
(d) a cover associated with the top end of the external body, wherein the cover partially defines the internal cavity of the external body, wherein cover is configured to allow the pair of jaws to enter the internal cavity via the cover to grasp the applicator pad, wherein the cover defines an expandable opening.