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US 12,419,500 · App. 18/648,740 · Granted Sep 23, 2025

Endoscope storage cart, system and methods

Inventors: Mark Jackson (Great Wakering, GB); Stephen Nichols (Witham, GB); Lindani Phungula (Southend On Sea, GB); Colin Oxford (Canvey Island, GB); Gary Spencer (Rayleigh, GB)
Assignee: Medivators Inc.
A61B1/00144A61B50/33A61B2050/005A61B2050/314
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Patent No.
US 12,419,500
App. No.
18/648,740
Granted
Sep 23, 2025
Kind
B2
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.

Claims (9)

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.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 29, 2024
From: JACKSON, MARK; NICHOLS, STEPHEN; PHUNGULA, LINDANI; OXFORD, COLIN; SPENCER, GARY
To: MEDIVATORS INC.
Reel/Frame 067257/0207 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 17618981
Provisional Application 62864159 · Jun 20, 2019
Related Publication 20240268635A1 · Aug 15, 2024
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