Surgical instrument cleaning arrangement
View Patent ↗The instrument cleaning apparatus of the present disclosure facilitates the cleaning of a scope inserted through a sealed portal during a surgical procedure by providing a cleaning solution within the operating cavity so that the surgical instrument doesn't have to be removed therefrom. In an embodiment, a surgical access device is provided with a housing, a sleeve extending distally from the housing, and a conduit disposed in mechanical cooperation with the sleeve. The sleeve defines a longitudinal axis and is dimensioned for passage through a tissue tract. The sleeve also defines a longitudinal bore for reception and passage of a surgical instrument. The conduit has a first portion configured to receive a fluid and a second portion configured to discharge the fluid. In another embodiment, an instrument cleaning apparatus includes a base portion and a fluid retention portion. The base portion includes a substantially tubular wall having a proximal end and a distal end and a longitudinal passageway extending therethrough. The fluid retention portion is in mechanical cooperation with the base portion and is adapted to retain a cleaning fluid therein.
1. A surgical access device comprising:
a housing;
a sleeve extending distally from the housing and defining a longitudinal axis, the sleeve dimensioned for passage through a tissue tract, the sleeve defining a longitudinal bore for reception and passage of a surgical instrument through a distal end thereof; and
a conduit having a first portion configured to receive a fluid and a second portion configured to discharge the fluid, the second portion of the conduit disposed in mechanical cooperation with the sleeve and defining a proximally-facing nozzle including a sloped inner surface configured to direct the fluid in a proximal direction and against the surgical instrument during passage thereof through the longitudinal bore.
2. The device of claim 1 wherein an elongated portion of the conduit is disposed adjacent an outer surface of the sleeve.
3. The device of claim 1 wherein an elongated portion of the conduit is disposed within a wall of the sleeve.
4. The device of claim 1 wherein the conduit comprises a plurality of channels.
5. The device of claim 1 wherein the housing includes a seal, the seal adapted to establish a substantial sealed relation about the surgical instrument.
6. The device of claim 1 including a source of cleaning fluid in fluid communication with the first portion of the conduit.
7. The device of claim 1 wherein the conduit comprises an internal longitudinal channel that tapers towards the proximally-facing nozzle.