Endoscope storage cart, system and methods

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12419500-B2
Application number	US-202418648740-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 29, 2024
Priority date	Jun 20, 2019
Publication date	Sep 23, 2025
Grant date	Sep 23, 2025

Abstract

A cart for storage of an endoscope is provided. The cart comprises a housing having a slot configured to slidably receive a tray. The tray is configured to store an endoscope, and a timer is coupled to the housing, slot and/or tray. The timer is configured to display increments of time that the endoscope is stored in the tray. Systems and methods are also provided.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A cart for storage of an endoscope, the cart comprising a housing having a runner assembly configured to receive a tray, the tray configured to store an endoscope; and a timer coupled to the housing, and/or tray, the timer configured to display increments of time that the endoscope is stored in the tray.

2. The cart of claim 1 , wherein the tray corresponds to a particular runner assembly of the cart and the runner assembly corresponds to a particular tray.

3. An endoscope storage system, the system comprising a cart comprising a housing having a slot configured to slidably receive a disposable tray, the disposable tray configured to store an endoscope, and a timer coupled to the housing, slot and/or disposable tray, the timer configured to display increments of time that the endoscope is stored in the disposable tray; a disposable liner; and a disposable cover, the disposable liner and disposable cover configured to engage the disposable tray.

4. The system of claim 3 , wherein the disposable liner contacts a bottom surface of the disposable tray and at least partially encloses a reprocessed endoscope.

5. The system of claim 3 , wherein the disposable cover at least partially encloses a reprocessed endoscope and the disposable tray.

6. The system of claim 3 , wherein the disposable cover is a reversible pouch.

7. A method for storing a reprocessed endoscope, the method comprising placing a tray into an endoscope storage cart, the endoscope storage cart comprising a housing having a slot configured to slidably receive the tray, the tray for storing the reprocessed endoscope; and activating a timer coupled to the housing, slot and/or tray, the timer configured to display increments of time that the reprocessed endoscope is stored in the tray.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the reprocessed endoscope is at least partially enclosed by a disposable liner and the tray is covered by a disposable cover.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the timer is manually activated by the user after the slot slidably receives the lined and covered tray.

Assignees

• Medivators Inc

Inventors

• Jackson Mark
• Nichols Stephen
• Phungula Lindani
• Oxford Colin
• Spencer Gary

Classifications

• A61B50/33

  Trays · CPC title

• A61B2050/314

  Flexible bags or pouches · CPC title

• A61B2050/005

  with a lid or cover · CPC title

• A61B90/98

  using electromagnetic means, e.g. transponders · CPC title

• A61B90/96

  using barcodes · CPC title