SYSTEM FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY HEATING MULTIPLE SURGICAL VIEWING INSTRUMENTS

摘要

A system for simultaneously heating multiple elongated surgical viewing instruments comprises a heater with a slot and an insert received by the slot. The insert has multiple elongate cavities, each configured to receive the tip of a viewing instrument. A cover, configured to cover the heater with the insert in the slot thereof, provides a plurality of openings aligned with the cavities of the insert. In the preferred embodiment, the heater is reusable and the insert and cover are disposable. The insert and cover may be integrally joined into a single unit. The system may further include a stand upon which the heater is supported, one or more cavities to receive cleaning swaps to be heated, and/or a pad to heat a cleaning wipe or other article.

主权项

1. A system for simultaneously heating multiple elongated surgical viewing instruments, comprising:
a heater with a slot; an insert received by the slot, the insert having multiple elongate cavities, each configured to receive the tip of a viewing instrument; and a cover configured to cover the heater with the insert in the slot thereof, the cover including a plurality of openings aligned with the cavities of the insert.