Cleaning tool for insertion device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11490799-B2
Application number	US-202016935551-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 22, 2020
Priority date	Jan 31, 2018
Publication date	Nov 8, 2022
Grant date	Nov 8, 2022

Abstract

A cleaning tool for insertion device includes a first fluid supply conduit, a second fluid supply conduit, a first cap component, and a second cap component, wherein a first discharge port and a third discharge port are disposed at positions where a discharging direction of fluid discharged from the first discharge port and a discharging direction of fluid discharged from the third discharge port are parallel or coaxial to each other in a vertical direction of a distal end portion of an insertion device, and a second discharge port and a fourth discharge port are disposed at positions where a discharging direction of fluid discharged from the second discharge port and a discharging direction of fluid discharged from the fourth discharge port are parallel or coaxial to each other in a lateral direction of the distal end portion of the insertion device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A cleaning tool comprising:
a first fluid supply conduit comprising:
a first injection port,
a first branching part,
a first flow passage in fluid communication with a first portion of the first branching part and a second flow passage in fluid communication with a second portion of the first branching part, and
a first discharge port terminating at the first flow passage and a second discharge port terminating at the second flow passage,
the first fluid supply conduit being configured such that fluid injected into the first injection port is separated by the first branching part to flow into the first and second flow passages and ejected from the first and second discharge ports;

a second fluid supply conduit comprising:
a second injection port,
a second branching part,
a third flow passage in fluid communication with a first portion of the second branching part and a fourth flow passage in fluid communication with a second portion of the second branching part, and
a third discharge port terminating at the third flow passage and a fourth discharge port terminating at the fourth flow passage,
the second fluid supply conduit being configured such that fluid injected into the second injection port is separated by the second branching part to flow into the third and fourth flow passages and ejected from the third and fourth discharge ports; and

a cap configured to be attachable to and detachable from a distal end portion of an insertion device, the cap comprising:
a first cap component having the first discharge port and the fourth discharge port; and
a second cap component movable relative to the first cap component, the second cap component having the second discharge port and the third discharge port,

wherein the cap is configured to move between a first open state and a second closed state to attach to the distal end portion of the insertion device; and
in the second closed state:
fluid ejected from the first discharge port is directed in a first direction and fluid ejected from the third discharge port is directed in a third direction opposing the first direction, and
fluid ejected from the second discharge port is directed in a second direction and fluid ejected from and the fourth discharge port is directed in a fourth direction opposing the second direction.

2. The cleaning tool according to claim 1 , wherein, in the second closed state, the first and second directions are skewed with respect to each other or intersect with each other.

3. The cleaning tool according to claim 2 , wherein, in the second closed state, the third and fourth directions are skewed with respect to each other or intersect with each other.

4. The cleaning tool according to claim 1 , wherein the first cap component and the second cap component are configured to define an inner space configured to accommodate the distal end portion of the insertion device.

5. The cleaning tool according to claim 1 , wherein, in the second closed state, the first discharge port and the third discharge port are disposed at positions closer to a distal end of the insertion device in a longitudinal direction of the insertion device than the second discharge port and the fourth discharge port.

6. The cleaning tool according to claim 1 , wherein, in the first fluid supply conduit, the first flow passage and the second flow passage have substantially a same fluid capacity.

7. The cleaning tool according to claim 6 , wherein, in the second fluid supply conduit, the third flow passage and the fourth flow passage have substantially a same fluid capacity.

8. The cleaning tool according to claim 1 , wherein the first cap component and the second cap component are attachable to and detachable from each other.

9. The cleaning tool according to claim 1 , wherein the first direction, the second direction, the third direction and the fourth direction each intersect with a longitudinal axis of the insertion device when the cap is in the second state.

10. The cleaning tool according to claim 1 , where an inner surface of the second cap component having steps surrounding the second discharge port to branch fluid from the second discharge port to eject towards two directions.

11. A cleaning tool comprising:
a first fluid supply conduit in fluid communication with a first discharge port;
a second fluid supply conduit in fluid communication with a second discharge port; and
a cap configured to be attachable to and detachable from a distal end portion of an insertion device, the cap comprising a first cap component having the first discharge port and a second cap component having the second discharge port;
wherein the first cap component being movable relative to the second cap component to attach the cap to the distal end portion of the insertion device;
fluid ejected from the first and second discharge ports impinge on the distal end portion from different directions when the cap is attached to the distal end portion of the insertion device; and
an inner surface of the second cap component having a step surrounding the second discharge port to branch fluid from the second discharge port to eject towards two directions.

12. The cleaning tool according to claim 11 , wherein, when the cap is attached to the distal end portion of the insertion device, the fluid ejected from different directions are skewed with respect to each other or intersect with each other.

13. The cleaning tool according to claim 12 , wherein, when the cap is attached to the distal end portion of the insertion device, the first discharge port is disposed at a position closer to a distal end of the insertion device in a longitudinal direction of the insertion device than the second discharge port.

14. The cleaning tool according to claim 11 , wherein the first cap component and the second cap component are attachable to and detachable from each other.

15. A cleaning tool comprising:
a cap including a first cap and a second cap, the first cap being configured to attach to and detach from the second cap, wherein the cap is configured to define a space between the first cap and the second cap when the first cap is attached to the second cap;
the first cap having a first discharge port;
the second cap having a second discharge port;
wherein the first discharge port and the second discharge port oppose each other across the space; and
an inner surface of the second cap having a step surrounding the second discharge port to branch fluid from the second discharge port to eject towards two directions.

16. The cleaning tool according to claim 15 , wherein:
the first cap has the first discharge port and a third discharge port;
the second cap has the second discharge port and a fourth discharge port;
wherein the first discharge port and the fourth discharge port face each other across the space; and
the second discharge port and the third discharge port face each other across the space.

17. The cleaning tool according to claim 15 , wherein the first discharge port is disposed at a position closer to a distal end of the cap in a longitudinal direction of the cap than the second discharge port.

18. The cleaning tool according to claim 15 , wherein the first cap and the second cap are attachable to and detachable from each other.

Assignees

• Olympus Corp

Inventors

• Iizuka Tomoyuki
• Iwasaki Tomokazu
• Tezuka Mitsuyoshi

Classifications

• A61B1/125 Primary

  using fluid circuits · CPC title

• A61B1/0008

  characterised by distal tip features · CPC title

• A61B90/70

  Cleaning devices specially adapted for surgical instruments · CPC title

• B08B9/021

  Cleaning pipe ends or pipe fittings, e.g. before soldering · CPC title

• A61B1/122

  using cleaning tools, e.g. brushes · CPC title