Anti-fogging and cleaning apparatus for medical scopes

摘要

An apparatus and method for warming a medical scope to a temperature at or near body temperature in order to prevent fogging and remove debris. A system for warming medical scopes and a variety of other medical items is to be used in conjunction with a liquid warming device for heating sterile fluids. The anti-fogging apparatus is described with emphasis on the properties of said apparatus and its interaction with a liquid warming device with a removable basin. Also disclosed are various desirable aspects for an apparatus used to warm and clean medical scopes and other medical items before, during and after medical procedures.

主权项

1. A scope holder for use with a liquid warming device, the scope holder for receiving a distal end of at least one medical scope to immerse at least a portion of the medical scope in a heated fluid, the scope holder comprising:
at least one scope tube having:
an open proximal end; anda closed distal end; a scope holder frame including a scope holder base to support the at least one scope tube so as to position the open proximal end of at least one scope tube above the closed distal end of the at least one scope tube so that a heated fluid within the scope tube may be maintained at a fluid level above a liquid level of a heated liquid outside of the scope tube; and the scope holder adapted to allow an average temperature of the heated fluid within the scope tube to respond to heat input from the liquid warming device maintaining the heated liquid outside the scope tube near a target temperature through operation of a control system.