Granted Patent B2

US 12,329,549 · App. 17/618,989 · Granted Jun 17, 2025

Inventors: Mark Jackson (Great Wakering, GB); Gary Spencer (Rayleigh, GB); Colin Oxford (Canvey Island, GB); Stephen Nichols (Witham, GB)

Assignee: Medivators Inc.

A61B50/33A61B1/00144A61B2050/006

Abstract

Claims (19)

1. An endoscope storage tray comprising an interior for storage of an endoscope, the interior having an upstanding element having a top surface; a plurality of apertures disposed on at least a portion of the top surface of the upstanding element; a bottom surface also having a plurality of apertures disposed thereon; a sidewall and a rim disposed about the interior of the tray; and a lid comprising no apertures and at least one valve and configured to engage the rim, wherein the endoscope storage tray is constructed of a polymeric material wherein the at least one valve is an exhaust valve and a release valve.

2. The endoscope tray of claim 1 , wherein the sidewall does not have a plurality of apertures.

3. The endoscope tray of claim 1 , wherein the rim includes a plurality of apertures.

4. The endoscope tray of claim 1 , wherein the endoscope tray is configured to engage the lid to seal the endoscope tray closed.

5. The endoscope tray of claim 1 , wherein the endoscope tray comprises a liner configured to engage with the interior of the endoscope tray.

6. The endoscope tray of claim 1 , wherein the endoscope tray comprises a cover configured to enclose or partially enclose the endoscope tray.

7. The endoscope tray of claim 6 , wherein the cover is in a sheet or a bag configuration.

8. The endoscope tray of claim 6 , wherein the cover engages and partially encloses the endoscope tray with an elastic portion.

9. A system for storage of an endoscope, the system comprising a tray comprising an interior for storage of the endoscope, the interior having an upstanding element having a top surface; a plurality of apertures disposed on at least a portion of the top surface of the upstanding element; a sidewall and a rim disposed about the interior of the tray; a lid comprising no apertures and at least one valve comprising an exhaust valve and a release valve to seal the lid with the tray; the lid configured to engage the rim; and a liner configured to engage the rim of the tray.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the interior comprises at least two upstanding elements spaced apart from each other to provide support for a flexible medical endoscope coiled between all or a portion of the at least two upstanding elements.

11. The system of claim 9 , wherein the sidewall does not have a plurality of apertures.

12. The system of claim 9 , wherein the rim includes a plurality of apertures.

13. The system of claim 9 , wherein the liner engages contours of the interior and the rim of the tray.

14. The system of claim 9 , wherein the liner is disposable and is substantially impermeable to fluids.

15. The system of claim 9 , wherein the lid comprises a non-return valve to seal the lid with the tray.

16. A system for storage of an endoscope, the system comprising a polymeric tray comprising an interior for storage of the endoscope, the interior having an upstanding element having a top surface; a plurality of apertures disposed on at least a portion of the top surface of the upstanding element; a sidewall and a rim disposed about the interior of the polymeric tray; a lid comprising no apertures and a non-return valve to seal the lid with the polymeric tray; the lid configured to engage the rim; and a liner configured to engage the rim of the polymeric tray.

17. The system of claim 16 , wherein the interior comprises at least two upstanding elements spaced apart from each other to provide support for a flexible medical endoscope coiled between all or a portion of the at least two upstanding elements.

18. The system of claim 16 , wherein the sidewall does not have a plurality of apertures.

19. The system of claim 16 , wherein the rim includes a plurality of apertures.

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