US 11,813,125 B2
Instrument cleaning assemblies and related methods
Fredrick Brody, Bethesda, MD (US); Wayne Shortt, Midvale, UT (US); and Matt Penny, Holly Springs, NC (US)
Assigned to C-Clear, LLC, Midvale, UT (US)
Filed by C-Clear, LLC, Midvale, UT (US)
Filed on Oct. 10, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/598,788.
Prior Publication US 2021/0106401 A1, Apr. 15, 2021
Int. Cl. A61B 90/70 (2016.01); B08B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01)
CPC A61B 90/70 (2016.02) [B08B 1/001 (2013.01); A61B 2090/3966 (2016.02); A61B 2090/701 (2016.02)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An assembly for cleaning a surgical instrument, the assembly comprising:
a first cleaning segment;
a second cleaning segment, coupled to the first cleaning segment;
the first and second cleaning segments presenting a respective first and second cleaning interface configured to be contacted by a first surgical instrument to clean a portion of the first surgical instrument;
the first and second cleaning segments collectively defining an instrument receiving channel sized and shaped to receive therein a second surgical instrument to thereby secure the first and second cleaning segments to the second surgical instrument;
a buffer layer disposed on an inside surface of at least one of the first and second cleaning segments, the buffer layer positioned so as to contact the second surgical instrument when the second surgical instrument is positioned within the instrument receiving channel; and
at least one tab extending from the buffer layer, the tab providing an interface for a user to grasp the buffer layer.